Herbalists' Cache No Sugar Tonight

For @Alya and other tags just for reference :)

Bruges indeed kept in touch with @Hydra and @Lyra as he roved further West and North, back to the place where he'd met Alya, but found no trace of her there. From there, he circumvented the mountains by roving closer to the coastline, and then made his way further inland and away from the cold winds. Snow fell one day, as he was travelling, and he called out once to the two dark ladies to warn them of Winter's onslaught but finally got no response. He was out of earshot, or so he believed. Perhaps they had found their sister and no longer wanted his help, and didn't want to share her with him. Either way, he received radio silence from them and simply continued on, half-searching and half-wandering. 

Evening fell by the time he hit the wooded area that he decided to take shelter in from the cool winds that carried across the plains. In the Spring or Summertime, he imagined that the forest would be full of life, as dried and dying vines and plants kept the woodlands thick with vegetation that would be dormant for the Winter before springing back to life in the Spring. He meandered along, half hoping to catch something for a snack; once he'd eaten, he supposed he'd make his way South again and check in on his siblings.