I loved it. You added so much to Alua and I liked the conversation between Dusca and Barnabas. I wonder if the groups will be forced to travel together for the time being. Cue the detours. Excuse me. Short cuts to cliff cross.New post made!
The firelight danced on Dusca’s face, and the gentle breeze raised whisps of her pulled-back hair, bringing recollections of the young girl he’d known so many years past to Barnabas’ mind. “I have been well,” he replied. “Very well … And you?”
“I take the days as they come.”
“Ah, a good philosophy.” He glanced at the two men who stood nearby. “What brings you out to the wilderness, like this?”
“We head for Cliffcross,” Nalki replied.
Dusca snapped her eyes to him, betraying a moment of alarm. Even now, Barnabas thought, she wanted to keep secrets from him. “You have family there?” he...