Razorback Ridge dissonance.

He missed the admission, but not the refusal to take any debt from him; Revui glanced at her while his teeth remained set in a grimace, and looked surprised for a moment before the pain in his back flared and he dropped his gaze again, taking on a glassy and distracted air. Whatever she needed she would have to gather herself. It had taken a lot out of him to climb to this point along the ridge, and as much as he wished he could be of use - and avoid looking weak for any great length of time - Revui had to accept that he was, for the time being, disabled.

Is anyone searching for you? The woman asked — among other things which would have made him laugh if he'd been paying attention — and he shook his head. Nobody. I will be fine here. At least, he hadn't noticed if anyone had trailed after him. After the explosive argument with Kukutux and the rising tension on the mountain of late, Revui doubted he would be missed at all.