Neverwinter Forest living on a promised word

his gaze swept over the boy—not cruel, not warm, just... measuring.

you come with raedwulf, he finally said, his voice deep and quiet like a distant avalanche. that means something.

a glance to his warrior, a flicker of trust. then, back to ezra.

but you are not known to us yet.

he stepped forward once, slow and even, stopping just short of the younger male. towering, shadow-cast, but not unkind. not yet.

why are you here, ezra? speak truth. we listen.