Heron Lake Plateau boo! bitch!

Bat didn't know what to make of Niamh's answer, though it made her concern for Tegan mount even further. As for the woman's questions, she youth squinted as she tried to recollect. Llewellyn had mentioned the Blackfeathers and it had immediately triggered an adverse reaction from Tegan. Within moments, the two of them had taken off to their destination, leaving a baffled but compliant Bat to follow X's lead to the north.

"The Llewellyn guy mentioned that Ceara had been attacked by a Blackfeather, because of the war," the youth relayed the information as she understood it. On the surface, it did make sense that two enemies who crossed paths might engage in combat, although she knew very little about war, except that it had taken nomi from her. That thought caused a ragged breath to burst from her throat.

Pushing it aside, Bat focused on the final question she had yet to answer. "It was about a week ago, maybe a little longer." As the words left her mouth, the reality of that timeline settled heavily on her shoulders. "He's really not back yet? Do you think he's okay...?"