Harry almost wants to faint with relief. Silna had been quietly equivocal for the last few days, and while he'd have accepted any other decision ... well, he's glad to know that she will not be alone.
She has some things she needs to bring. She wants her knife and tools—even if she doesn't need them where she's going, they're comforting. Her furs, the leather and canvas bag that Harry gave her to carry her things. The rest—the sledge, the tent, the last of her food, all that can stay behind. And perhaps befuddle an archaeologist in the future.
As they get on Iris's bus, she's the last on—she pauses a moment to look back at the severe beauty of the only home she's known. She'll miss it. And she is afraid. But she also trusts Tris and Harry and loves Harry ... and is willing to imagine a different life. And she will not miss the pain of the years since her father's death.
She mutters a prayer and blessing under her breath—a farewell to her father and to her family's helper spirits, to the land—and then she takes Harry's hand and steps aboard.
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Harry almost wants to faint with relief. Silna had been quietly equivocal for the last few days, and while he'd have accepted any other decision ... well, he's glad to know that she will not be alone.
She has some things she needs to bring. She wants her knife and tools—even if she doesn't need them where she's going, they're comforting. Her furs, the leather and canvas bag that Harry gave her to carry her things. The rest—the sledge, the tent, the last of her food, all that can stay behind. And perhaps befuddle an archaeologist in the future.
As they get on Iris's bus, she's the last on—she pauses a moment to look back at the severe beauty of the only home she's known. She'll miss it. And she is afraid. But she also trusts Tris and Harry and loves Harry ... and is willing to imagine a different life. And she will not miss the pain of the years since her father's death.
She mutters a prayer and blessing under her breath—a farewell to her father and to her family's helper spirits, to the land—and then she takes Harry's hand and steps aboard.