Stone Circle Now I am as devoted to you as I can be without crossing the line

vague about details regarding how wounds healed. hoping for a @Laurel but AW

At least one full cycle of the moon’s phases passed since his arrival and Alexander was on the mend; what wounds he once wore were healed and faded, coat filing the spaces back in. There was a quietness about him these days, a self-inflicted lonesomeness that he couldn’t quite overcome. He was there to protect Laurel, to regain his strength and use it to keep her safe—but he was only just starting to regain the weight previously lost and, since arriving, was yet to see her again. Part of him wished to honour his sister’s terms, if only for the fact that she provided him with shelter when he needed it most—but he wondered if, by honouring those terms, he was breaking his promise.

Slowly, Xan abandoned the den he was provided with and made his way through the territory; he needed to stretch his legs and clear his mind, to decide what his next move was.