Bearclaw Valley Who needs diamonds

guilt rose momentarily in val. was he being uncharitable? his doubts assayed as pandora continued to speak.

who had taught him to be so wary? he thought of his mothers. of aventus. of merrick.

of every interaction he'd had up until this moment. a reply hung just on the tip of his tongue until he realized pandora really was keeping him on his toes.

nevermind. val huffed, feeling uneasy. he wanted to leave, and so rose. i'm gonna go for a walk. it was his way of dismissing himself.