Neverwinter Forest my head kissed the ground

lucky me :D

the happy-fear combination didn't abate as mal came into sight; if anything, it grew more pronounced. he swallowed, nodding in response to the questions, both rhetorical and not. it definitely felt like ages, and coming back to neverwinter forest felt like returning home from a long journey.

that was a good feeling, right? that was a good sign?

hallo, mal, he greeted the keeper of the woods, allowing himself to relax, to smile a bit. yes, i'm back. to stay. . .if you'll let me. it didn't seem like it, but he didn't know if the man harbored any deep-seated resentment for his sudden departure. or if he just wasn't a good fit for whatever mal had built here.

there was always the willows, he supposed. eleuthera, sundance, and mummy's bones. that was plan b. . .no, bloody hell, that was plan k. he really didn't want to return to a place with so many nightmares attached to it.