Blacktail Deer Plateau The water there is deeper

"Thank you for reminding," Osprey returned with a cheerful laugh, "I sometimes feel as old as the world myself." It was a coincidence that just a week or two ago she had talked about the same subject with Peregrine. Time waited for no one and... although she felt pretty much the same as before the incident, now it felt like her life was missing something. Telling and weaving stories would always be her passion and her Alpine path was still far away from the peak, yet now reaching it didn't seem so appealing anymore. Life was... a bit aimless at the moment. It had come to a standstill.

"I believe that she will do great things in life," Osprey agreed, glad that now she could speak about the girl and feel neutral about the subject. No hard feelings, no bitter taste left. "Which makes me wonder... when you were at her age - did you aspire to be here, where you are now?" the question was a personal one and Lasher had a choice of not answering it, if he so wished.