Why did he keep noticing things that made everything more complicated?

He had no evidence for any of this. None.
The  was as much legend as extinct phenomenon.
There was no proof that any human still carried his blood, let alone any trace of the curse.

                             And taking a hundred steps back
                                      – way, way back –
                                  there was also no evidence
           that the new travellers were involved with the raider-guard syndicate
                                                                      or the Shaira in the first place.
                                                             There was no concrete proof.
                                                                                                None at all.

                                              And even if
                      that one human
                 were related to the
          – even if she hypothetically were –

                                                                  it was none.
                                                                of Yu’s.
                                                                     business.

                                                He did not want it to be his. business.
                                                      Not curses.
                                                               Not takeovers.
                                                              Not raids.
                                                                       Not wars.
                                                                    Not  anything.

                                     Yes.

                                         Maybe …

                                         Maybe he should keep everything about the human to himself. For now.
                                            Maybe it would give him leverage over the borman and the krynn later.
                                            But what would that matter, if they left tomorrow?
                                                        They were meant to meet the ker and the witch at sunrise.
                                                                                                               Or was it midday?

                  Whenever it was, by then, Yu would have to speak up —
           if he wanted the guild to take the human from the borman.
                     If that was not already the raiders’ intention.
               And if that would, in any way at all, make things better for the girl
                                                                                                                   for Yu.

      He did not know.
         And that, somehow,
    was the most exhausting part of all.
                      Well.
             Maybe the whole problem would sort itself.

If she died          
from her wounds. 

From within the basin,
Yu looked at himself in the bathroom mirror.

         Surely she was in no state to continue the journey. That much was obvious.
       So there was no real choice but to let her stay and rest, was there? Not for now, at least.
      So Yu did not have to reveal anything, yet.
                                Or decide anything, yet.
                                                              For now.

The Yu in the mirror nodded.
Then they both looked down at the edge of the basin.

   Why did he keep noticing things that made everything more complicated?

He had no evidence for any of this. None.
The  was as much legend as extinct phenomenon.
There was no proof that any human still carried his blood, let alone any trace of the curse.

                             And taking a hundred steps back
                                      – way, way back –
                                  there was also no evidence
           that the new travellers were involved with the raider-guard syndicate
                                                                   or the Shaira in the first place.
                                                          There was no concrete proof.
                                                                                             None at all.

                                           And even if
                   that one human
                 were related to the
          – even if she hypothetically were –

                                                                it was none.
                                                              of Yu’s.
                                                                   business.

                                               He did not want it to be his. business.
                                                    Not curses.
                                                             Not takeovers.
                                                            Not raids.
                                                                     Not wars.
                                                                  Not  anything.

                     Yes.

                          Maybe …

                Maybe he should keep everything about the human to himself. For now.
                     Maybe it would give him leverage over the borman and the krynn later.
                                      But what would that matter, if they left tomorrow?
                                          They were meant to meet the ker and the witch at sunrise.
                                                                                                               Or was it midday?

                  Whenever it was, by then, Yu would have to speak up —
           if he wanted the guild to take the human from the borman.
                     If that was not already the raiders’ intention.
               And if that would, in any way at all, make things better for the girl
                                                                                                                   for Yu.

      He did not know.
         And that, somehow,
    was the most exhausting part of all.
                      Well.
             Maybe the whole problem would sort itself.

If she died          
from her wounds. 

From within the basin,
Yu looked at himself in the bathroom mirror.

         Surely she was in no state to continue the journey. That much was obvious.
       So there was no real choice but to let her stay and rest, was there?
             Not for now, at least.
                  So Yu did not have to reveal anything, yet.
                                    Or decide anything, yet.
                                                         For now.

The Yu in the mirror nodded.
Then they both looked down at the edge of the basin.

  Why did he keep noticing things that made everything more complicated?

He had no evidence for any of this. None.
The  was as much legend
as extinct phenomenon.
There was no proof
that any human
still carried his blood,
let alone any trace
                   of the curse.

              And taking
   a hundred steps back
          – way, way back –
                   there was also
          no evidence
    that the new travellers were involved with the raider-guard syndicate
     or the Shaira
      in the first place.

   There was
no concrete proof.
None at all.

And even if
        that one human
were related to the

– even if she
hypothetically were –

      it was none.
       of Yu’s.
         business.

  He did not want it to be
     his. business.
Not curses.
Not takeovers.
Not raids.
Not wars.
Not  anything.

            Yes.

         Maybe …

           Maybe he should keep everything about the human to himself.
    For now.
     Maybe it would give him leverage over the borman and the krynn later.
    But what would that matter, if they left tomorrow? They were meant to meet the ker and the witch at sunrise.
Or was it midday?

          Whenever it was,
by then, Yu would have to speak up —
   if he wanted the guild to take the human from the borman.

If that was not already the raiders’ intention.

And if that would, in
any way at all, make things better for the girl
               for Yu.

      He did not know.
         And that, somehow,
    was the most exhausting
   part of all.
     Well.
 Maybe the whole problem would sort itself.

If she died          
from her wounds. 

From within the basin,
Yu looked at himself in the bathroom mirror.

    Surely she was in no state to continue the journey. That much was obvious.
       So there was no real choice but to let her stay and rest, was there?
   Not for now, at least.
    So Yu did not have to reveal anything, yet.
     Or decide anything, yet.
         For now.

The Yu in the mirror nodded. Then they both looked down at the edge of the basin.

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