Jade Fern Grove i love her, can't leave her

hope you don't mind me! just a cameo unless noticed

He had followed Bhediya at a distance from the Emberwood. He didn't like the idea of her slipping away, out of his grasp. They'd grown so close in past days—well, at least, they'd seen more of each other. Were she to disappear. . .

Pyg watched as the dark woman disappeared into the fern grove, hesitated a beat or two as he let the gap between them grow once more. Then he sidled forward, a pale blotch against his surroundings. The shadows engulfed him as he entered the forest, mottled against his pelt.

. . .my apologies fer asking, but I happen to be a wandering traveler myself.

That voice. It was all too familiar. He peered from the thicket, eyes narrowed as he tried to make sense of the scene. There was Bhediya, and nearby was—

Lolita? he mouthed incredulously, too shocked to speak aloud.