[ X’rhun gazes back, a bevy of questions kept behind his own eyes. More than anything, he wants to know what this means for them, where they stand with each other. It’s selfish, he tells himself, to heap his feelings onto the other man when he’s but freshly arrived, awakened from what should have been his final sleep.

It's selfish to want to know if, without the chains of fate tightening around him, Ardyn might find room in his heart for X’rhun.

He sighs, ears drawing back and gaze flitting away for a moment ].

You’ve the right of it. I resumed my pilgrimage after returning home – it seemed only natural to pick up where I left off, after all.

I don’t suppose the promise of my company would be enough to persuade you to take to the road again?