King Elk Forest their fortunes for to try

it was better that his daughter knew him now. his time with dawn. . .well, he loved her, and always would. but dawn brought out the worst in him—the reckless, the selfish, the impulsive. and he, in turn, had held her down. he hoped that grayday's daughter was happy wherever she was—and thanked her, silently and fervently, for giving him the greatest blessing of all.

sleep well, brook, aditya whispered, each word soft and delicate on his tongue. we'll go forth tomorrow.

he was beginning to slip into dreams. hopefully, they would be good ones. but even if nightmares plagued him, as they often did, he would wake next to his daughter, and that was worth its weight in gold.

the storm howled, the winds raged on, but they were safe and warm—together.