Dragoncrest Cliffs Featherweight

Fade soon? :D

Njord was happy his appraisal of Etienne’s talents made the lad feel optimistic and proud. “That is for you to discover,” he said with a wink.

A child’s untainted view of the world was refreshing to a seafarer who had performed many missteps in his life. There was no animosity in Etienne’s perspective, and Njord was grateful for a repirieve from emotional punishment. “Aye, that’s right,” he reflected somberly. “Like a shell bein’ swept away by tha sea… eventually it will end back upon our shores.”

He paused for a moment, pensive. “Would ya like ta track the deer herd through the copse with me, Eti?” he asked the boy. “I could show ya their trails and how ta keep watch without disturbin' em.”