Shadow Mountain tell me what color the sun really is

She assures him everything is fine but he doesn't know what to make of it. Every mistake he makes often has consequences that don't quite match the crime. Challenging Reek had resulted in his promotion (which, failed dramatically) and standing up to his father had resulted in a beating he'd been unable to defend. Now, nearly taking Asterr for himself, he'd become her charge somehow, and it still surprises him she'd accepted and even remains as comfortable as she does (or at least as she shows) in the space they share.

"Yes," he says and looks toward the small, low opening of the cave. "I don't really have anywhere else to go."

His words present with indifference but the wandering life isn't for him. Going from one spot to another, hiding in danger, and overall not living to what he's capable of. His father might have a different expectation for his son but Ukko has yet to live up to his name and the legacy he's meant to follow. One of his brothers would have had a better chance but they only resented him from the beginning.

The sky has darkened and what light illuminated the space had dropped even more and there's thundering roll in the distance followed by an ever increasing patter of rain until the sky gives way and drops the bucket of a downpour. The humidity of the cave wafts and eventually cools, thinning the air and making it a little easier to breathe. Not by much, but he's at least able to adjust his posture and then to the dark woman.