Moonspear split stones

"How grim," he thought aloud, a brow quirking at the swiftness Arcturus delivered such a statement with. But perhaps that was what families did when all was for naught and long into disrepair—they simply dissolved and disappeared, rather than squabble and throw words out the window. He had in some way done such when he had left Winterheart, when the discontent had grown far too high and the threats seemingly more than idle.

"I hope for our sake that it does not come to that then," he continued, "it would be a shame for children to grow up with such." Perhaps equally so to see a tarnish coat what they deemed a legacy, which it certainly was by any standard. It was just as self-serving too, as he did not wish to find teeth seeking his hide without justification. Yet if these Ostregas were anything like their mountain, then perhaps they would not crumble so easily.