Swiftcurrent Creek golden

omg nooo u should rest and do u have pain stuff???

lestan caught his breath. did she want to stay here? did he want her here? he thought of bjarna and akavir, of his duties to the creek and the fact that her much-beloved sister would surely suffer if he took her to swiftcurrent.
and his home, it was growing upon him.
he was at a loss once more! lestan kissed her crown and tried to think. "you could stay here tonight, maybe. if — well, we should tell them all, maybe? oh!" he said in consternation; how very dare the world crowd them now with demands for reasoning.
he took a breath. "we have to go home today. to our homes. it's — well, it's not time. not yet." they needed to be sure, and they needed the input of others before they decided.