So this is goodbye

Gwen listened without any sign of judgement as he laid out his plans before her. When he had finished speaking, she lifted her gaze from his to rest on the wall, thinking. Finally, she began to speak in a slow rhythm. "I can't say that I won't be disappointed and saddened to see you go," she said, eyes still distant, "But I don't think either of us really expected your stay to be anything but temporary. You did tell me the day we met that you were missing living a nomadic life." She finally dropped her gaze to his with a faintly sad smile. "I also can't blame you for wanting to have the freedom to travel south for the winter like the birds," she added with a barely-forced chuckle. "I would be worried about you setting out as loners with winter setting in, but you may be doing better for food down in Auster than here. Just... take care, please."