The walk back to the farm was a lonesome one, the solitude exacerbated by the deepness of the night. Li traveled down the length of the main road, his steps brisk as they paced over the worn path, over the tracks of boots and horse hooves that had filled the path up throughout the day.
Few souls, if any, stirred around him, though right now, he figured, the sharpness in sensing lives around him had dulled compared to before when he had let divine power flow through him unmoderated.
