Northern got some more sleep after eating and giving Raven a piece of his mind.
The morning was bright; the illuminations of the day star were barricaded by white clouds, and yet they still managed to bathe every single place in an ethereal wash of radiance.
When Northern woke up, a lot of people were still asleep. Jeci was standing vigilant in front of his shelter, which he had warned her before going to bed not to do.
She greeted him with one knee down, showing nothing but sincere and utmost respect the moment he stepped out.
If Northern was ever second-guessing his identity to begin with, he'd probably have had to believe by now.
But of course, Northern did not second-guess at all. He just wished he could run away from the reality. Not because it wasn't an interesting upgrade to his person.
But because of the complications that were bound to come with it. Shin and Eisha indeed knew that he was adopted.
