He could hold himself together for a little while, he decided, he could not hide from the world forever, from what he had done and the anger likely to come his way. He could only imagine how beings such as Erani... Surreal? how they would respond to his actions. He had half expected that as he lay helpless in his den they would descend upon him, but the only being to come was Twig. He still could barely believe what he had done and what possibly could have possessed him? but no, he knew. He did not understand, but he knew. He knew also that he could not afford to dwell, not well Twig was here and even more in need and certainly more deserving of his strength now.
Her smile would lighten some of his load, allow him to push his secrets to a dark corner to haunt him at a later date, and he would be ready to face her hardships with her. He would force himself to rise, to offer himself as a support to lean upon should she choose to do so. She had said that it would be whenever he felt ready, and he knew this was the best effort he would be able to muster, which at the moment equalled the same thing as being ready. ?Come on Twig, let?s go find something nice to place there? he said gently, knowing that Fern deserved only the best flowers they could find.
