Noctisardor Bypass How would it ever get me by?

It seemed he had no intention of heeding her request. Had he even heard her? He rose onto his feet and Druid shrank backward, eyes never leaving his face. What was he going to do now?

Leave him alone, she found herself saying without thinking. We’ve both done enough to that poor man. He went away for a reason. Then her thoughts caught up with her mouth (or was it the other way around?) and she added, Why do you care where he went? Etienne’s made no secret of how little you seem to care for him.

Perhaps she shouldn’t have said that, either, though the Den Mother didn’t regret these particular words. She also didn’t happen to believe them, either, though Druid didn’t know what to think of this man, his unknowable emotions and intentions.

He’s wrong though, isn’t he? You can’t go after him just to confuse and hurt him further, Anselm. If you don’t intend to find him and show him how much you care about him, then you’d better just leave it alone.

I won’t tell you where to find him, in other words.