Herbalists' Cache ghosts

"so are you, shardik." maybe conviction was the foundational post upon which lestan was able to build the unmarred sentence.
he would speak to shardik on their way of fatherhood, of how terrifying it had been, and how he had missed the moment of birth. while he did not insist that the youth be present for this, his tones were regretful.
the taiga would fall away behind them, lestan pausing twice to leave signposts for elodie.