Northstar Vale veer—zaara

her words soothed him, if only slightly, and he let her lean on him as much as she needed, confident that he could hold her weight even if she passed out. his eyes flickered 'round the space near them and landed on a small copse of shrubbery just a little ways up the mountains again, away from the borders. a perfect place to rest, at least for a short while.

come, follow me a little bit farther, adi murmured, stepping back gingerly. i see somewhere close where you can rest. come on, yaar.

he would walk off only with her by his side—again, to lean on him if need be. it would be slow going to the copse, but he was happy to take as much time as she needed. once there, it would be all right. he thought so, anyway. her symptoms were fading; she might just need to sleep it off.