38. To the Forest and Back AgainAndor woke late the next morning to find the River Folk stoking his fire and cooking eggs.
“How is Aeronwy?” he asked, taking a plate from the River Woman by the fire.
“She has spent the night in the spring,” she said. “The bad magic is almost washed from her.”
“So she can flow again?” said Andor.
The River Woman nodded.
Andor grinned and ate his eggs. Around him, the River Folk began packing the remainder of the supplies, leaving several specially wrapped packages next to his things. After his breakfast, Andor refilled his sack, smiling at the weight of it. He would not need to raid another Fae outpost for many days.
All too soon the loch-side campsite emptied. By midday, the River Folk collected the last basket and doused the embers of the fire with
