Neverwinter Forest only he looked to the stars and demanded more

set a few days before this thread.

neverwinter forest.

it looked the same as sullivan remembered; even if his memory held that same murky quality of a dream just barely remembered.

he was a boy when he'd once romped this forest as a would-be prince.

and now the man returned, roaming his lost haunts like a phantom.

he was surprised to find that the territory was not claimed, or that some remnants of his father's kingdom did not remain here. there was nothing but his memories.

of haruki and the fool's errand he'd co-conspired on to find simmik ...

the blackbird hurmphs at the memories of a foolish and naïve boy who'd been trying to be a hero and turns swiftly as if he can outrun them, as if he could carve out the memories that no longer suited him; like a hunting jaguar to stalk deeper into the heart of the forest.