Hushed Willows sugar magnolia

sorry for the wait <3

He mustered up the strength to rise again when Silas nudged him, and wondered when the last time had been that he simply hadn't felt so tired. The weariness came and went with all things, but in the recent days it had become more and more prevalent. Mordecai didn't know a time when he had simply been so worn down and in more than one way, but he was far from out of things so far that he let it effect him constantly. Such would have to be one of those times. He shook out his coat once he had righted himself, his solitary gaze following the direction that his son had pointed out.

"Lead the way," he said, returning the nudge with one of his own. While he had come to learn many of the paths that scaled and traversed the Keep, Mordecai was far from intimate with them. He did not know where many of the little features and nuances were hiding away, and flowers were among that collection for sure. But, this was his opportunity to learn, and assuming things went all well, perhaps he too would have something other than no news to surprise Harlyn with.