Broken Antler Fen half of my heart

He grinned at Eljay's fumbling, immediately endeared to him. Doesn't have a bad bone in his body, Tambourine mused, remembering what Wraen had mentioned about him. He was one of the handful of Blackthorns, albeit unconventional according to her. Before he could mull what this meant, exactly, his new acquaintance posed a question.

"Nice to meet you too. I grew up nearby and recently returned to the area. I actually met Wraen several years back and it was only serendipity that I stumbled across this place, honestly. How about you? You said you just came here yourself?"