Redtail Rise amoroso

Ashlar smiled when Prophet came upon him with a light touch and ducked his head in a shy greeting. Ever since their talk he’d nursed an ember that burned similarly to others. Yet he knew the Berserkr belong to Avicus.

Did he know what Ashlar had done? Did he accept it?

Ashlar remembered Chacal and Ratio and guilt rose in his chest. Both had ended when he had misstepped without knowing.

I was checking the border. He said quietly, looking out at the surrounding area. He would welcome the company of someone more experienced, but he felt wrong accepting it and knowing what he knew.