Neverwinter Forest doesn't matter anymore if what we say is true

no worries! <3

to her assurance that his choosing to stay in the wilds was a good one causes a small frown to tug at the corners of his lips.

he finds that he disagrees.

or at least was willing to play the devil's advocate.

because ... was it? he stayed because he loved his mother, because he wanted to be a stable presence for her. he stayed because of his unyielding sense of duty.

was his staying out of cowardice towards the consequences or what he would find if he left?

he tucks all those thoughts away, aggressively shoving them into some dark, forgotten corner of his mind. things he does not wish to focus on.

of that, i am sure there are plenty, kivaluk says with a dark chuckle. i think everyone has a bone to pick with someone. i do. but it wasn't innocent strangers he comes across on his trips.