Ocean's Breath Plateau Could this one be my last?

She asked why he had joined, and Kaertok answered. Raleska, he replied, We are old... friends. Maybe that was the right word for it, at least for now. "Friend" was not really a term Kaertok used often, if ever. He tended to take everything a bit too seriously, and it was rare that he considered somebody a friend, especially outside his own bloodline. Raleska, though, was something else. He'd known from the moment he met her. It was a shame they had been separated for so long, but now that they had been reunited, he could not imagine a life without her.

Briefly, he wondered how well Grim and Raleska were acquainted, but he figured knowing would not give him any sort of advantage. He wasn't the type to try to get to somebody through their friends, at least not directly. Earning their trust, sure. But getting chatty with them wasn't really his style.

Onward they went, Kaertok once again falling into a silent steady rhythm.