Witch's Marsh triangle

He had done what had been asked, but along the way he had faltered... if finding the odd man or woman and aiding them could be deemed as such. He had known his route home and become long and circuitous; now it seemed an impossibility, but also... Sialuk was here, now.

She spotted him and as the two moved to meet, she stopped short. Glaukos didn't think anything of this and continued, happy enough to close the distance and be swallowed up by the scent of her.

You are far from your mountain. He knew why; it was hard to ignore, and Glaukos didn't really want to ignore it. He wanted to be close to her again.