Neverwinter Forest 'cause i never stayed long

tag for reference! <3 slight assumptions and very minor power play. let me know if i need to change anything, metic.

dawn broke across the early morning sky, chasing away the dark navy hues of the night. arktos had gently extracted himself from @Nephele's side in an effort not to wake her. she claims they are close to morningsong but arktos had pushed for rest. he was more travel-weary than he'd initially thought, and it had felt good to rest thru the night.

he attributes this comfort to nephele's presence in the bed of pine needles beside him.

arktos, unbothered by the fact that they were newly wed strangers, as if his life had come a season of married at first sight, was a stranger to even himself.

he stretches, feeling more rested than he had since ... well ground zero. which was the first time he felt more rested in however long.

he follows the freshest scent of rabbit, wanting to surprise his wife with breakfast in bed. it felt, to arktos, like a thing a good husband would do.