Greatwater Lake My future seems like one big past.

Sialuk smiled anyway. Even if the general did not like her gift, it was her intent that mattered. It was her way of showing that she meant peace with him. And perhaps it would allow Glaukos some leniency for his tardiness in returning to Mereo. They would come to know this once they arrived; for now, Sialuk remained in step with her traveling companion, glancing back only occasionally to watch Moonspear grow ever-so-slightly smaller.