Swiftcurrent Creek hexing circles

akavir appeared in summary fashion, looking both better and worse than lestan himself felt. he was surprised by the fact there was no woman beside his cousin, though he truly could not remember if his relative had been seeing anyone before.
"akavir," he said, blinking a little as shardik too greeted the dark man. they knew each other? had he been meant to remember that as well?
"i-i'm — it's g-good to s-see you, truly. uhum, if a y-young w-woman named s-suzu came through here, it's t-terribly important that shardik s-speak with her." he paused. "i t-told her to c-come here and she a-asked that i tell h-him w-where she w-went."
no word of himself. lestan was not here for that.