Don't put your happiness in other people's hands
Korbin gazed back, his own eyes just as steady and unyielding. If there were regrets or misgivings stirring within him, they didn't reveal themselves in his demeanor or through the bond; only steely resolve could be found, that effectively blocked out everything else the young raven might be feeling.
It was better this way.
"Alright," he replied, "good. Then I'll take that book and excuse myself for the day." Finishing up what he had been doing, Korbin began to clear off the tools, the herbs and his part of the work table.
Once that was done, he strode over to the book Loren had indicated, picked it up and tucked it under an arm. "Same time tomorrow?" he asked neutrally, with that dry, efficient distance that apparently would be the normal tone between them from now on.
It was better this way.
"Alright," he replied, "good. Then I'll take that book and excuse myself for the day." Finishing up what he had been doing, Korbin began to clear off the tools, the herbs and his part of the work table.
Once that was done, he strode over to the book Loren had indicated, picked it up and tucked it under an arm. "Same time tomorrow?" he asked neutrally, with that dry, efficient distance that apparently would be the normal tone between them from now on.
They'll drop it
KORBIN
