Deepwood Weald solenne

Ashlar listened quietly, feeling a guilty and lonely pang as she wrapped up her words and left. She didn’t argue, thankfully, which made sense. She didn’t know him well enough to defend him from himself. Then he was alone again, left to his own thoughts, and it was a clear reminder of how much having someone around - anyone - could make a difference. Maybe he could just see if they minded. He was pretty much useless but he could do whatever was asked.

He would remain in the area for a while and think about it. The worst this Rodyn could do would be send him away, and in that case he’d just be right back where he started.