The Sentinels When it's all said and done

Wanted to post a bit with him <3 hope all this is ok! tagged for reference, anyone is welcome to join

As he watched the river run between the rocks, patterned by the redwood's returning leaves overhead, he felt that same introspective mood take him that had been so prevalent over the last weeks.  Since losing the closest thing to a brother he'd claimed, he had mourned a while, but death was not something to be changed.  Lasher had led a full life with children and family - it was one to be celebrated and admired, especially after its close.  

He knew of the dissent following, however.  He'd heard accounts of the meeting Aria had held, unable to make it himself, and while he agreed with the pale girl, the thought that so many others did not made him uneasy.  Donnelaith had always been a place of peace, yes... but were they to be so complacent that they could not defend the things they cherished?  He was a fighter, and while he didn't relish the thought of violence, he would not avoid it either if it came looking for them.  His family would be protected and allowed a safe home to grow in, no matter what the cost of that.

He and @Osprey had spoken briefly on possibilities, and he'd made his own thoughts known to her.  Wondering if maybe it was time to seek other prospects.  He loved this forest, and as he looked around, there was little joy in the idea of leaving it behind.  But he also felt that familiar urge, the one that had set change in motion many times before.  Perhaps it was time.

Troubled, he leaned down to drink, wondering as he did so if he shouldn't find something to focus on for the time being.  Clear his mind for a while.