i will endure the night for the promise of light
Since laying Korbin's body to rest as best as he could without returning the raven to the home they loved, Noah had been closed off. He was exhausted from the overwhelming agony he felt within his chest. Everything that had transpired over the last season weighed on him -- he felt the weight of it at night when he couldn't sleep, felt it when he walked alongside Cordelia and couldn't find any words to use, felt it when the snow around him felt warm compared to the life he knew before.
But, for now, the agony was pushed aside in light of work. They needed to survive as they toiled for what they wanted to accomplish.
"Those plans look good." Noah said, trying to return Deimos' smile. It came without the normal wrinkle of his eyes, and a lack of light from blue depths. He followed the pair to the treeline, his own thought of shifting to be able to pull the sleigh running up as Cordelia voiced the same opinion. hmm he hummed in agreement to both of her ideas. "Smoked food would last a long time, but we might risk a higher run of predators with it." He worked away with them at chopping a tree, ready to use his bear strength to push it over if necessary.
[Noah helps chop at a tree ]
THE SENTINEL OF THE NORTH
