Jade Fern Grove departure to the west

Kaertok trailed far behind his daughter, watching and waiting to see what she would do. Intervention was not on his action list today, so long as she was not in immediate danger. He watched as she approached the western edge of their claim, and he watched as she paused there. Instead of turning around, she proceeded forward. She disappeared into the trees, but Kaertok stayed just close enough that she was never out of sight for more than a minute or two.

Being the observant cookie she was, he had a feeling Malrok would pick up on his following her sooner or later. Until then, the father observed, wondering what had spurred her to leave their home.