But I have promises to keep

Tonravik listened to him, and then asked, What if your fire burns you. Would he stay? Or would he move on? Their agreement seemed to depend a lot upon his heart, this fire; but these things were fickle and unpredictable. Hearts stopped, as she had once told him, and fires, well, they were hard to control.

He wanted his family back. She wanted Tartok to grow and flourish beneath her reign. She was sure she would see this again, so very sure. It was just a matter of when. The bear of a woman had nothing to say to that; she did not know what to say. Tonravik wondered if they wanted him back, but knew in time, she would find that out.