[SE] is this the end of everything we know?

DEIMOS

what tried to destroy you
didn't have the strength

And while well acquainted with leadership for years, and lives, now, he wouldn’t wish it upon anyone. Work and hardships, pressures and weights, mantles carrying multitudes with little room for error made for a life full of overwhelming quandaries. But perhaps Alys would know how to handle it better than himself, who was currently balancing being Warden, general, warrior, and father, uncertain if he was doing well with any part.

Her emotions seemed to rest though – giving him space to afford another smile, if not a slight amount of surprise at the compliments. “You are welcome.” Why not share the experiences and the wisdom? He didn’t need to be the only one benefitting from the sagacity. “How about we search over here, and then head out?” It might give her some piece of mind, to know they’d perused every inch of the springs – and could always try again.

[FIN]

still you stand
sturdy and smelling of smoke