Gained and lost

He walked them out into the Col, and to the closest border where the Col ended. He nodded to the guard on duty and continued on, swinging back through the Col and passing the market entrance. The sounds inside indicated everything was as it should be and he kept walking. Letting the familiarity of pack and home fall over him. He listened to Ignita speak, and grinned at her commentary on Wylan. Good to know the boy would do as he asked.


“We'll be putting that to the test” he warned her, voice perhaps a little lighter than it should be considering how important this was to her.


He swung them through the woods, but everything was quiet and as it should be. “Are you ready, Ignita?”