The night was silent, dark, and deep, and the stars glittered brilliantly high overhead. Or at least, Hadama assumed that they did. The ancient thick-boled trees with their purple-tinged leaves blocked out the light directly above him, but he stood at the very edge of the immense forest and could look to the north to see the clear sky there.
He had not been there long. He andSah had only just arrived, teleporting in on a warp of gravity and a flash of lightning, respectively. The Void-touched foliage was slow to respond to these new arrivals - who were most decidedly _not_ FrIEnDs of the Family, but neither were they easy prey. Perhaps the lack of sunlight contributed to their sluggish state; they might have been corrupted by the Void, but they were still plants of Caido, changed but not beyond recognition.
Yet.
Hadama's expression was impassive as he mentally shook off the heavy thoughts. He turned to the Wild Thunder and inclined his head in gratitude. "Thank you for coming with me," he said quietly. "It did not seem wise to come alone. But I wish to finish my quest for Safrin soon."
He had not been there long. He and
Yet.
Hadama's expression was impassive as he mentally shook off the heavy thoughts. He turned to the Wild Thunder and inclined his head in gratitude. "Thank you for coming with me," he said quietly. "It did not seem wise to come alone. But I wish to finish my quest for Safrin soon."
