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The sudden whiteness of Sigrid’s already pale cheeks proved no further words were needed—the implication she understood fully well. To believe it, however… “You don’t think…?” Her words failed her part way, though it seemed it mattered little. She had her answer when Cat’s eyes remained...

Sigrid could only nod her head in agreement, her frown troubled as she looked on ahead. Everything Cat said made sense—it always did—but that didn’t mean she had to like it, and her constant worry for Kevin did nothing to help that. The shield maiden was so wrapped up in her thoughts, she...

The shield maiden was silent at first, pursing her lips as she considered Cat’s words. She wasn’t happy about it, but the dragonborn was right: none of them individually would get through to Kevin, as much as she wanted to believe they could. After all, he was always willing to listen to them...

The same thought seemed to occur to Kevin, his features twisting into a soft frown as he considered Cat's offer. Honestly, he appreciated her saying something, more than what he felt he could put into words at the moment, yet a part of him felt guilty. Everything that had happened last...

"Well, we were about to pack before you showed up." There was a hint of annoyance in Sigrid's statement. "We just had to leave a note first. Speaking of which, Kori's probably wondering why we ditched her." At that, Kevin groaned, pressing a hand to his forehead. "Fjandi, we did, didn't we?"...

"...more or less," Kevin echoed, then immediately regretted it—there was no point in beating around the bush anymore. "Ok, yes. The answer's yes, we are. Doing something related to that, I mean. And—" Damn it, how am I going to word this? "—from what you've shared, it sounds like Jesse is doing...

"So it is like san san kudo, then?" Haru asked, only to be met with silence as the others looked at him strangely. Realizing their ignorance, he quickly explained. "'Three three nine times'. At home, it is a binding ceremony performed by a couple upon their wedding. Both husband and wife drink...

Chain? Kevin glanced at Haru and Sigrid, and the confused looks they gave him mirrored his own. Taranau didn't mention that being among the treasures, and it definitely wasn't part of the set she'd given to them...right? Sensing everyone had short-circuited, Teighenth stepped in for Catriona...

Faith's prompt caught the dragon off guard, his annoyance giving way to surprise, then dismay immediately after. His little remark had meant to be a passive jibe at Sarah in counter to her commentary, but the younger girl had taken it as a serious statement. Not that she was entirely wrong, but...

The dragon had not expected an answer from Faith—truthfully, he'd begun to regret having even asked about her sight—so it came as a surprise to him when she obliged. Nevertheless, she had his full attention the moment her story began, and he carefully arranged himself on the sands to better face...

The dragon had turned back toward the ocean again while the teens had their discussion—he'd elected to stay out of it and let them make the decision themselves—so he wasn't expecting to be addressed again for a while. Thus, it took him a beat to register Faith's apology, glancing in her...

Kevin pursed his lips in deep thought as he glanced at Catriona, then to Faith before returning to his friends again. "Even if we did," he said, dropping his voice to a whisper as well. "It wouldn't feel right to do so, nor does it feel right to leave her in the dark. Everything that she has...

“Thick?” Haru echoed, tilting his head in bemusement. “I’m not sure that I—“ “Nobody is calling anybody here thick,” Kevin said quickly, emphasizing his words with a stern look, and it seemed to have the desired effect. Haru’s confusion turned into understanding, and he respectfully fell...

"The gesture is appreciated," Kevin said to Faith sincerely, "but for now, listening would be more than enough." He found himself faltering again, glancing at the faces around him for any sign of objection. At the moment, Teighenth had vacated himself from the conversation—probably for the...

Catriona's gasp of terror was barely registered by Kevin, in the wake of the cold spike of dread he felt lance through him. For a moment, he prayed that he had misheard, that Faith was referring to someone else. Surely she didn't mean— "Grimmur." Teighenth's snarl was filled with venom, and...

The boy was silent at first when he punched in the button to call for the lift, but when he looked over his shoulder at the dragonborn, a faint smile of gratitude wound itself upon his lips. Her words had not gone unheard by him, and that thankfulness extended itself to their friends, who had...

The sorcerer had been looking confused at Catriona when she had abruptly broken away from the group, until he too caught sight of Teighenth just outside. For a moment, he felt a surge of panic—I told him to stay out of trouble!—but then he noticed how slow the dragon’s glide was. He didn’t...

“I make no promises on that,” the dragon replied, “but I’ll leave you the good pieces, if you insist.” He spoke coolly, yet Kevin thought he heard a faint hint of amusement, and he gave his guardian a shrewd look. As he couldn’t see the Teighenth’s face, however, he couldn’t confirm anything...

At the note of resolve in her voice, the others snapped out of the somber spell that had fallen upon them. Drawing themselves up, they met the dragonborn's gaze with determined looks of their own. "If whoever's out there is after us," Sigrid said, speaking directly to Catriona, "I want to know...

Up until now, the others had stood back respectfully, allowing mother and daughter to have this moment before they would need to part ways again. They could only imagine what the two were feeling—they had just been reunited after so long, and now they had to say goodbye far too soon—but even if...