Dragoncrest Cliffs and i will grow like you

 helix's offer to go with her puts blix more at ease, even if her next question makes her shuffle awkwardly. "we don't have... many," she says. "maybe our steltrona," she adds, unaware that étoille'd departed to trail after heda with his wife-to-be. rose is needed here, but, "i can ask one of our kru, branwen," she offers, "or my brother artaax." they can't really spare many bodies at the moment but artaax she trusts not to get eaten or killed venturing beyond drageda (jeez they have not been so lucky with scouts, huh). if furi were here.... well, that's beside the point. awkwardly she adds, feeling nervous again, "if you venture too, that would be helpful." helix is new to drageda and is still kru, technically, but is clearly experienced -- more experienced than blixen. in fact, "thank you for your help in this," she says, "i'm grateful to have dio -- but with eske and n-- and heda gone, it's -- strange."