Bearclaw Valley help is on the way

With one look at Blondine's face, Larus remembered more than he anticipated. The valley, their first meeting, bits and pieces floated to him in quick waves, and he smiled as she spoke to him. It felt good to be recognized, to be known. It was a little bit painful for Larus to think about all the emptiness inside of his own head - the questions that used to fill it, the wondering. How many places had he been and people had he met, only to forget? How long until Blondine was forgotten entirely?

Not hiding, he clarified. I got lost, but... I wanted to remember, and something brought me back here. Seeing you, I... I remember. He must have sounded like a crazy person; Larus was candid, his explanation as sincere as he could make it. He was here now because he remembered her, and she was the only thing that stuck in his brain. Did I disturb you? He had not meant to.