Neverwinter Forest and i wish i’d known that you were bleeding while i sat and watched you reading

they rested high on hills far from caiaphas’ place of assault, the crone supine on a bare ridge that afforded them fair view of the valley below... and a fair view of any would-be assailants.

shortly after their ambush, they had been joined by a strange spectre @Merrick referred to as his companion. caiaphas had first mistaken the consort for rallying enemies, and had taken some convincing to allow the blackbird that smelled of nightwalkers near.

resentful of her current condition, caiaphas had given directive to the dark shade to search for plants to soften their injuries, and deafen their pain. here vegetation was sparse in the height of autumn’s splendor, but some hope was had that the blackbird would not return empty-handed.