Raven's Watch and every minute gets longer

Her overall warmth maybe caught him a touch off guard. Not that many of his recent interactions had been bad, but they had been few, scattered, and he was prone to awfully bad luck. It all left him expecting the worst, always, even without good reason. She was nice, though, and he was just a sore, heartbroken, nervous wreck behind the exterior he tried to put forward--which still didn't seem to bring her down all that much.

He kept his premature hope from even taking shape.. but he felt it good that she knew many around here, so maybe... Qilaq. Her name is Qilaq, Silas said, quickly, eyes darting then. There was so much else he could say about her and he watched her while holding his tongue, not yet willing to gush so freely, but almost. The worried look he wore really said it best, however: she is dear to me.

But, a sanctuary in a forest by the mountains was worth second thought, and upon hearing more about it, his tired bones practically begged him to rest. If only for a little while, too? He did really need to keep looking for her, but he worried he was going to run himself ragged if winter had its way with him. I... uh. That's so kind of you to do that, he said, ears splaying. To even bring it to his attention despite knowing nothing about him, other than that he was here and on these endless roads to nowhere, was admirable--and who knew how many others they had helped with this before. He was tempted. If only to rest, mend, recover.. for a little while couldn't be bad, yeah?

And, despite all of the abandonment he had weathered while there, he had enjoyed living in a forest of willows once before. Maybe it wouldn't hurt.