Neverwinter Forest wind my way out of the city

He had known already that it would not be a happy story. What came out was something like what he'd expected, but hearing it from Tulugak's mouth made it all the heavier. His brows drew together in silent sympathy as she spoke, and at the end, he did reach out to pull her close. He couldn't imagine having to leave his family in such a state, nor what nightmares must have plagued her in the interim. Had this news, as awful as it was, been better than her fears? Dutch hoped so, and he hoped that there would be loving faces to meet her when she reached her home.

"Then of course you must go swiftly," he murmured, his heart heavy for both of them. "Don't apologize for this."

He shut his eyes and tucked his head against her shoulder, memorizing her scent.

"Perhaps you will bring them back here," he said in a hoarse voice. "And we will see you again when the weather warms."