At the cabin Signy greeted him happily and let him choose a room before throwing a leather harness that needed waxing at him. They sat together around the burnt out fireplace, cleaning the equipment while Signy chatted away, not caring whether Aiden joined in or not. A while later, a soldier appeared with a bundle of messages to be sent out to some of the other towns and villages in Teraan, requesting aid. Signy sighed at the pile. “We’re going to have no hawks left by the end of the day.” But nevertheless they got the birds ready and set them loose into the sky.
As evening drew in Signy lit a fire and set a pot of soup to heat over the flames. Aiden gazed at the sky, watching as the stars began to appear. Were Andor and Branwyn and his parents gazing at the same stars this very moment? W
