Moonspear Idle hands

He replied with a noncommittal, "Maybe." Wildfire didn't deign to push the subject any further. She had said everything she had to say and the rest was up to time and fate (or whatever). Both brothers probably had doubts, so she would hold onto the faith for them. They were her family too, after all, by default of their mutual allegiance. But she felt particularly close to the Lodbroks in particular, of course, and truly hoped these broken ties would mend.

"You mentioned exploring or patrolling," she spoke up after a beat, having not addressed his previous question until now. "I'm a big fan of the former, not so much the latter. Wanna check out one of the neighboring territories? Maybe... the spine? I haven't been there in a while and I know there's some damage from the summer storm. Might be interesting to see if nature's rebuilding itself."