Swiftcurrent Creek winter solstice

well! that surprised him. akavir and arric had spilt their blood to keep this place, and a good deal of the attackers' own. he had assumed his cousin would be more fiercely invested, even defiant.
but there was only a tired wisdom in akavir's eyes. and the peacemaker in lestan was ferociously sated. "have you considered what we will do if they come back?"
would they cede the land or fight? "i was born far from here. i'm not certain i would have given my life over any land." only the inhabitants therein.
the mayfair though of reverie with a serene little smile forming on his face.