Noctisardor Bypass i hope i never get sober

he nodded. "i have been through the taiga. there is a lot to explore. you may recall." and here his eyes shone a moment. sequoia's interest in his suggestion was bracing. "i vill take them vith me on patrol, and you vill be free to do as you please. as it should be."
the little ones had become something like his own, if he was not kept from fully embracing that role by his own recent set of internal boundaries.
comforting, frustrating.
"vhere vould you go first?" he asked her, humour lighting his stoneflower stare.