I shouted Oaken’s name, but heard no sound. The Lavariya was there. Right fucking there. I could still make it. I could still run. But Oaken was here. And I knew what my choice would be. My home was the most important thing to me. But my home wasn’t a ship anymore. My home was a person. And that person was Oaken. I started sprinting… Not for the Lavariya. But for Nali’s enclosure.
