I do as Penn bids, riding back through the woods to the passage that leads up toward the summit. I don’t want to, but I do. Because he asked. Because…he pleaded. I need you to go. I need you to stay safe. And so I go. But I leave my heart behind in that blood-drenched camp. Back with Jac and Mabon and Uther, the soldiers who have forced themselves inside its chambers, becoming friends despite all odds. Back with Penn, the man who has saved me again and again, even when I’ve punished him for it.
