Ouroboros Spine eye bind

She would stay to forge alliances—even as she spoke, the sense of it became obvious—but he still felt a quiet wonder at the recent events and how things had turned in such a strange way.

He disliked separating from her—but experience, wisdom and loyalty kept him from voicing this. The fragile thread they had begun to weave had reminded him greatly of the beginning of he and Silvertongue, even—

—a sure sign to pluck the memory now and allow it to only be as such.

“Shall I relay a message to Kvarsheim for you?” A finality in this, then—Eivor would continue to do as she endeavored for her kin and home. And he would ensure Silvertongue made it back to the valley.