He nodded, watching the little flame grow. He had little faith that they'd find Ayatan's missing armaments, but he couldn't be entirely sure. She had dismantled his expectations in short order upon her arrival. Perhaps the same would happen again.
"I suppose I do." It had been... well. He wasn't sure when he'd last rested. He took the bag, brushing a place on the ground clean of loose dirt and stones to set it down. "Thank you, dear one." It had been an uncounted age more since he'd slept on anything but stone or dirt. He was quite used to it by now. Even this much could be counted a luxury.
He lowered himself down carefully, mindful of the pain. His pulse was loud in his ears, but slow. He couldn't think of anything more to say for now. When had he last trusted an outsider to keep watch?
But she wasn't one, not truly. Not if everything went as he hoped.
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
timeasmymeasure
no subject
Date: 2023-01-06 03:00 am (UTC)"I suppose I do." It had been... well. He wasn't sure when he'd last rested. He took the bag, brushing a place on the ground clean of loose dirt and stones to set it down. "Thank you, dear one." It had been an uncounted age more since he'd slept on anything but stone or dirt. He was quite used to it by now. Even this much could be counted a luxury.
He lowered himself down carefully, mindful of the pain. His pulse was loud in his ears, but slow. He couldn't think of anything more to say for now. When had he last trusted an outsider to keep watch?
But she wasn't one, not truly. Not if everything went as he hoped.