57: Night Watch
“What a day it’s been,” Saoirse remarks softly to Aeowyn as they stand watch, back to back, in the center of their camp while their comrades sleep. Saoirse faces gently rolling fields illuminated by the two moons and myriad stars, while Aeowyn faces into the forest from whence they came. “And what a journey thus far,” Aeowyn replies. “It’s only been a few days, but it’s seemed like so much longer, with all the battles we’ve been fighting and all the distance we’ve traveled. I never dreamed, when we volunteered to help train you and Rhys, that it would bring us out here.” “Have you ever been out here before?” “No. I prefer to stay where there are trees. Leaving this campsite tomorrow and traveling into the plains will be very sad for me.” “The grasses and flowers of the plains do not wo
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