Northstar Vale ii. rescue

pp w/ permission, sorry i kept this waiting so long rip

Another time, Alarian might have died on the spot; unease hung thickly in the air, almost palpable. He was too tired, now— too relieved to see his sister, finally. Delight was quick to propose his own exit anyway. Grateful, he nodded in response, and waited until his friend had retreated to start again.
Runion is here, He said after a long stretch of silence. Another pause. Not— not here here. In the valley, west of here. The other side of the mountain range.