Arrow Lake and i found her with some other lover

thorn too was relieved to have found ketzia - though thinking back on their encounter he found himself growing somewhat distressed. if he had never been there... or if the wind had been too loud to hear her calls ...

he shook the morbid thought from his mind, glad that ruenna had tactfully steered the conversation to a lighter subject. "oh, aria." he offered a rueful smile, though no bitterness came of his voice. "it was fun while it lasted -- but i court her no longer."

such was life; it gave you unpredictable turns, and overturned even your best laid plans. thorn shrugged good-naturedly. "and what about you? have you had any pursurers this season?"