e Luis and Tsolde safe from Andramir? He quickened his pace a little, still having to thread his way through the broken canopy. Flying would have been swifter, but fast healing or no, he wasn’t sure his wings were ready.
When he finally reached the edge of the keep, Never paused. A single unbroken seed rested in the ridge between flagstones, glinting in the moonlight. He lifted it and slipped it too, into his robe before turning back at the top of the steps.
He could not see Snow, nor his resting place.
“Fare well, brother.”
And then he stepped outside and felt around for the triangular piece of quartz, pulling it free. A rumbling followed and Never started down the steps, the stone grinding closed behind him. It did not matter what remained inside, for there was no-one left who could
