Etymologist

Wrote 750 words of The 24 today. It is just about finished. I don't know whether to add to it. There is a final battle to do, but that will only be about 1,000 words. So the total book word count will be about 26,000 words or so. I was hoping to get to 28,000 words but I am loath to add anything more just to get the word count up. Get the word count up, that sounds like a member of the nobility who is an etymologist taking a lift to the top floor.