Ocean's Breath Plateau If there's discretion that you'd not abandoned, now's the time

Raindrop walked steadily beside Sumac, his anchor should they sail through rough seas. She could see the tension, the anxious gaze he wore, and there was a part of her that felt bad that he’d have to face a fear, a fear of being driven away, or something worse. No matter what would happen, she’d stand beside him first and for most, but she hope with all her heart that it wouldn’t have to come down to the nitty gritty.

She look to him, his dark face, an expression of belief, confidence, “You can do this. You’re strong, just as the mountain you called home.” Then she waited, feeling uneasy even as his baritone howl reached for the sky, the wind then carrying to the ears of her leadership.