The Heartwood corrupted lungs

❝You'll stick out sorely in the snow.❞ Atka teased as Heph brushed against her.

She leaned into the affection of her friend, looking back ahead again.

❝Well I'm glad your staying, even if it's just for the rest of the season.❞ She continued after a small pause.

Atka had made such a dear friend so soon into her travels, whether she planned to or not. Even finding a purpose and reason to stay somewhere again, though had she not met Dreven, she probably would've continued beside Heph. The vagabond would continue to move, though she was not drifting without purpose, she was simply moving as the world did.