exhaled a weary breath and reached up to scrub at my face. Then I lifted the scrap of paper. “Is this… Do I need to learn this?” Gloam was very still for a long moment, before he dipped his chin once. “Okay.” Determination strengthened my resolve as I looked back down at the paper, even though the weight of this responsibility made my shoulders hunch. “I won’t let you down. I promise, Gloam.”
