. . .
Could he . .
. . leave .
. .
with the borman
and the krynn?
Could they escort him safely?
No, wait —
Could they even continue,
with two of their party injured?
Even if they carried them; where would they go?
They could not cross the guild towards the Barnstream path.
Tirran had forbidden it.
But maybe that ban was only for the witch.
Maybe the borman and the krynn were free to continue,
if they went without her,
if they left her behind.
But would they take him?
Why would they?
For money he did not have? NO
No NO For money Tria might pay? NO NO
No No Yu could not bargain, only promise. No
No He had some coin, yes, but nowhere near what Tria had paid for the escort.
No NO Promises were weightless things on the Snowtrail.
They froze, snapped, and vanished.
No He could threaten them with the fake papers. No
But how far would that get him, NO
before they decided to toss him down a cliff?
What if he promised them care and safety for the borman’s human?
NO That could work.
Obligation had weight.
Shelter had value — NO
No No. There was no way the raiders would let him leave on his own terms.
No Not if their aim was Tria, NO No No
if their endgame was to force her wing, No NO
if they wanted her to surrender the estate.
. . .
Could he . .
. leave .
. .
with the borman
and the krynn?
Could they escort him safely?
No, wait —
Could they even continue,
with two of their party injured?
Even if they carried them; where would they go?
They could not cross the guild towards the Barnstream path.
Tirran had forbidden it.
But maybe that ban was only for the witch.
Maybe the borman and the krynn were free to continue,
if they went without her,
if they left her behind.
But would they take him?
Why would they?
For money he did not have? NO
No NO For money Tria might pay? NO NO
No No Yu could not bargain, only promise. No
No He had some coin, yes, but nowhere near what Tria had paid for the escort.
No NO Promises were weightless things on the Snowtrail.
They froze, snapped, and vanished.
No He could threaten them with the fake papers. No
But how far would that get him, NO
before they decided to toss him down a cliff?
What if he promised them care and safety for the borman’s human?
NO That could work.
Obligation had weight.
Shelter had value — NO
No No. There was no way the raiders would let him leave on his own terms.
No Not if their aim was Tria, NO No No
if their endgame was to force her wing, No NO
if they wanted her to surrender the estate.
. . .
Could he . .
. leave .
..
with the borman
and the krynn?
Could they
escort him safely?
No, wait —
Could they
even continue,
with two of their party
injured?
Even if
they carried them;
where would they go?
They could not
cross the guild towards
the Barnstream path.
Tirran had forbidden it.
But maybe
that ban was only
for the witch.
Maybe
the borman and the krynn
were free to continue,
if they went without her,
if they left her behind.
But would they take him?
Why would they?
For money
he did not have? NO
No NO For money
Tria might pay? NO NO
No No Yu could not bargain, only promise. No
No He had some coin,
yes, but nowhere near
what Tria had paid No
NO for the escort. Promises were
weightless things
on the Snowtrail.
They froze, snapped,
and vanished. NO
No He could
threaten them No
with the fake papers.
But how far would that get him, before they decided to toss him down a cliff?
What if he
promised them
care and safety
for the borman’s human?
NO That could work.
Obligation had weight.
Shelter had value — NO
No No. There was
no way the raiders NO
would let him leave
No on his own terms.
Not if their aim was Tria,
No No if their endgame
was to force her wing, No
if they wanted her NO
to surrender the estate.
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