Noctisardor Bypass belong together (sped up)

A good mother would check on them herself, Druid thought. Yet Etienne’s offer gave her pause. She stood still a moment, considering it. Well, she wasn’t exactly in the running for Mother of the Year anyway, was she?

You know what? I’ll take you up on that. You keep an eye on them while I actually sneak off to see if I can fish, mangled leg aside. The talk of oysters really wetted my appetite, Druid quipped, hoping Etienne would get the joke.

She offered his cheek a grateful nudge, then slowly made her way west out of Dawnleaf. Her bum leg was, well, a bummer. And she probably wouldn’t catch much of anything. But the idea of whiling away some time beside the lagoon still held plenty of appeal.