It was another visit to the lake to find the pieces of the puzzle Regulus was missing.
It was cold as ever, and even with a charm to keep him personally warm, the cold cut deep. He wrapped the furs the forest people had given him around him just a bit tighter, but he insisted on staying out here.
Footsteps behind and to his left made him turn around, and he was relieved to see it was not one of the forest people. Now that he had more of his wits about him, now that he'd recovered a bit mentally from his death and arrival, he had no intention of going back to the forest people.
And yet, he regarded the teen with skepticism because he didn't trust anyone, not even the others Karsa had told him had been taken from other worlds. That was just even more reason not to trust them outright.
It was mid-morning still. "Morning," he said. "Enjoying the lake view?"
For Five and Regulus to meet
It was cold as ever, and even with a charm to keep him personally warm, the cold cut deep. He wrapped the furs the forest people had given him around him just a bit tighter, but he insisted on staying out here.
Footsteps behind and to his left made him turn around, and he was relieved to see it was not one of the forest people. Now that he had more of his wits about him, now that he'd recovered a bit mentally from his death and arrival, he had no intention of going back to the forest people.
And yet, he regarded the teen with skepticism because he didn't trust anyone, not even the others Karsa had told him had been taken from other worlds. That was just even more reason not to trust them outright.
It was mid-morning still. "Morning," he said. "Enjoying the lake view?"