Nova Peak Until I found a bruise on the other side

"ach. vintersbane and i enjoyed the place." and for quite some time they had worked to build the land. and then he had begun to fade, and wylla, and the off-again strife that had marked their joint leadership. mahler blinked. "perhaps she hated it there because she had not been consulted."
oh, he did not wish to speak of such now! but takiyok's nearness acted as a balm upon him, and the words came warmer, easier in the telling. "i thought it vould be protected. that ve vould never leave."