finding salvation

A lot of things had happened on their way from Kings End to what Ronin realised, eventually, was the Greatwood. There was that whole thing with the moth man which, you know, weird, and in the following days it has been difficult to concentrate with the dazzling sun overhead. (And fireflies are so interesting when they come out at night, in a way Ronin has never appreciated before). Then there's the whole Safrin giving him his power back thing, which admittedly makes Ronin much more use in their situation than before. But the sudden hey-so-actually-I'm-Safrin's-bitch conversation is never a fun one to have, especially when you're trying to sail up river in a rowboat that has seen much better days. Much better days. All in all, the rowboat lasted them a day and a half before simply crumbling beneath them and into the river - luckily, by then Ronin is available to provide them with alternate means of transportation. All that is to say that they arrive very close to the Greatwood not in a boat, but safely flying through the air on a nimbus cloud. Ronin's foot dangles carelessly from the edge of the cloud, and he smiles over his shoulder at Maeve. He needs a shave and a shower and gods does he want to sleep in a bed, but they're alive at least. "How are you holding up?" he asks. RONIN Darkness is a funny thing. It creeps up on you.