you have survived every moment of your life
even the ones you swore you wouldn't
In the wake of his talk with Gideon, Harper ventures out of the temple and simply…wanders. There is much to mull over and consider. A worldview left changed and altered, and only the surety of the staff in his hand as it strikes the pavement in time to his feet seems to lend any stability to his mind.
It’s almost a habit, to end up in the seediest parts of towns. Old vigilante compass directing him to areas of conflict and underhanded dealings. The best place to find intel, to protect working girls, to help the impoverished with deftly slipped coins and bills. Such things are less necessary now in Caido, and these people don’t know Harper, have no reason to trust him like those in Torchline do. Still, the crowds here are easier to disappear into.
Realistically he knows he’s avoiding thinking about why he’s really drawn here. The desperate hope that perhaps he will find Phoebe here.
Her silence and absence had kept him from visiting Stormbreak for nearly a season, terrified to arrive and find her missing anew. Lost to him all over again after just getting her back. But he couldn’t avoid it any longer after Gideon’s sermon - so now he must face the reality of the situation. Either he finds her, or he does not, and he must consider that perhaps he has lost her again.
It’s almost a habit, to end up in the seediest parts of towns. Old vigilante compass directing him to areas of conflict and underhanded dealings. The best place to find intel, to protect working girls, to help the impoverished with deftly slipped coins and bills. Such things are less necessary now in Caido, and these people don’t know Harper, have no reason to trust him like those in Torchline do. Still, the crowds here are easier to disappear into.
Realistically he knows he’s avoiding thinking about why he’s really drawn here. The desperate hope that perhaps he will find Phoebe here.
Her silence and absence had kept him from visiting Stormbreak for nearly a season, terrified to arrive and find her missing anew. Lost to him all over again after just getting her back. But he couldn’t avoid it any longer after Gideon’s sermon - so now he must face the reality of the situation. Either he finds her, or he does not, and he must consider that perhaps he has lost her again.
this time is no different
you will last
