Neverwinter Forest The Last Stage

At least now it's all in the past. Has to just be up from here. It was the only thing he could make out of it -- to dwell too long would throw him back into the darkness, where he felt like a child. He'd managed to dig himself out of that hole once, and wasn't planning on going back there ever again, no matter how dire things may look in days to come.

They all needed more laughter. He'd have to find way to bring that back to all of them. One way or another. Well, I'm always around if you need me. So don't be a stranger. Another smile from him. Sure, there were things that everyone wanted to keep secret -- he'd have a few of his own later on -- but for those things that they wanted to talk through, Mal would always try to make himself available. Even if he didn't have the answers, at least they wouldn't be alone.

But then things shifted to the more practical. Huh. Well then, let's go. Lead the way. They'd get it locked down again in no time. Gotta make sure nobody came sneaking on in to cause trouble -- they already had enough of that. And off they went.