Before long, Aron and Evanora arrived at the aethelian settlement. Shortly after doing so, they were met by an excited Rorthik.
"Good, good, you've come. Very good, Rorthik was waiting patiently—too long, much too long," Rorthik excitedly spoke as he jumped out from a nearby tree where he had actually been waiting.
Aron didn't even need to ask why he was waiting; he knew that Rorthik was likely still watching the woods around the settlement fairly carefully with his arts and/or techniques.
Evanora had met Rorthik before but still looked at him with the same aloofness she did the last time she saw him, not even passing any greeting to him. Seeing as how Aron was going to need to get some information out of Rorthik sooner or later, he chose to take on a more friendly demeanor, though not so much so that it would give them away.
