Swiftcurrent Creek That the past is real

“Stop. Don’t do that—don’t try to shoulder any of that blame… It was never on you.” They had been safe because of Arric—and the sharpness in his gaze was something he hoped he could convey to the larger man, who seemed to fall back to his own inner demons as consistently as he did his own.

They made quite the pair.

“D’you think they even remember Jakoul? I mean… they were so young when she left.”