Dragoncrest Cliffs You Silly Git

It was a leading statement, but Chacal expertly thwarted him by answering succinctly and vaguely. It served to make Sobo feel, once again, like he was alienated from Sapphique; like he was not good enough to know what made her happy. Not good enough to be included in the wedding. Not good enough for Njord to introduce Meerkat to him, or for Meerkat to try to get to know him instead of using him to impress Njord with a gift.

It put a lump in his throat that he did his level best to swallow down. Maybe he had spent too much time away and had mistakenly severed his connections with his family, or maybe this was the lot of a man in Sapphique, to be excluded into walking away. Was that why none of his older brothers stayed?

He smiled, but it was frayed at the edges. Oui, he said, new sprigs of mint be growin’ in de forest. I t’ought it might be useful for some’ting. He thought to ask again what she was happy about, but felt his concerns weighing his tongue down, so he did not.