GAHRYE
Suhle stared at him, her eyes wide. Her throat bobbed with nerves, but when she answered it was only one word. "Okay."
"Will you hold this secret for me until I return?" he asked her quickly. "I need to know that this knowledge isn't lost if something happens to me."
She nodded slowly. "But what if something happens to me, also?"
Gahrye raked a hand through his hair. "I just pray that one of us survives until I can find more to join us," he murmured.
"I will pray that for you also." They were both for another moment, lost in their own thoughts. Gahrye wondered if she really believed him, or if she was just humoring him. But she didn't seem the type. Despite her kindness, there was a spine of strength within her. He could smell it.
But then he learned her thoughts had taken a turn he didn't anticipate.
"If I were to… to leave the Tree City… this would allow me to take another with me?" she asked carefully.
