Date: Unspecified
Time: Unspecified
Location: Myriad Realms, Card World, Southern Region, Blossom District, Sky Blossom City, TSR Guild Headquarters
Being hugged and thanked by Corey, my first instinct was to mock her for being too gullible. I didn't have much attachment to the Wyatt family Sansa had killed, and I wasn't making any grand sacrifice. I was simply choosing the path that brought me closer to the result I wanted.
Yet the words never came out.
That small gesture left me oddly speechless. For a moment, even my sharper instincts seemed dulled in the warmth of her sincerity. It seemed I had underestimated the weight a simple hug and a quiet thank you could carry.
It wasn't just Corey. Dredre too.
The little pink god of death was far too sincere for her own good. In my hair she laid down, her arms spread on my scalp in a soft, affectionate hug. I responded in kind, using my hair to cradle her while my arms remained around Corey.
