Northstar Vale loom

Arsenio held her in his arms, head resting atop her own. He did not wish for her to feel so horrible about these matters. It was not fitting that she should escape hell and then suffer. The redstone man did not want her to endure this horrible mess anymore. 

Tamar mentioned Towhee, but she did not complete her statement. Had she told Towhee? He wondered how she might have reacted. 

Tamar, my love. You give and give. You were the same in Akashingo. You served the lady Satsu well. But you cannot give everything. There will come times when you must take for yourself so that you can keep going. 

Maybe this was how he had convinced himself to move on. This was how he got to where he could sleep again without seeing her young face - unknowing.