Herbalists' Cache What a find

Shale laughed at her remark, shaking his head. "Trust me, there's no love lost between Day and Mur," he explained, smirking. "And as much as I'd like to see Murdock, I'm sure he's busy with his own life." He gave her a long look, trying to puzzle out her expression.

So she hadn't specifically sought out Murdock when she'd gone to Easthollow. He knew that there was a lot involved in that trip, what with Burr's untimely demise, but surely, if she was interested at all, she'd have found the time to see him?

It put him slightly at ease. Day clearly was not a fan of their older brother--and maybe knew more than what he had let on--and it made his stomach turn a bit to think of the girl with Murdock. If I won't have her, no one will, chimed a small voice in his head. He frowned, mentally shaking away that sentiment.

"We should talk about what happened in the vale," Shale finally said, coming right out with what was clearly on both of their minds. It was going to come up, anyway.