Duck Lake [m] Oh cease me

Reverie held him tightly to her, hoping that he might find some comfort in her embrace even after all that had happened between them. She blinked her tears away and tried to gather herself. It was time to turn the focus of their conversation to Arric and his well-being, for once. They'd spent more than enough time focused on her and her struggles.
Then maybe you could start now, She suggested softly. We can do - whatever you want. Do you want to talk about it - what's been going on? Or... or I could show you some of the pretty places I've found in the valley, get your mind off of it. Anything; I - I just want to try to help. And she hoped that he would let her try, even knowing that she could hardly even help herself. No one could help her, really. But Arric was different. He had a bright future ahead of him, she knew, if only he could escape the shadows following those around him.