Before the Storm: Act 8, Chapter 8
Chapter 8
“Welcome back, Lady Zahradnik.”
“Thank you, Lluluvien,” Ludmila replied with a warm smile. “How has everyone fared during my absence?”
“I can’t say that much has changed,” the Half-Elf Maid replied. “The Druids say that the Upper Reaches will start seeing snow by the end of the month, so most everyone’s attention’s on the timing of the harvest.”
“It is about that time of the year,” Ludmila said. “I suppose many of the migrants have not experienced a true winter in their lifetimes.”
“Things shouldn’t be as crazy as last year when barely anyone had seen snow before, but I don’t doubt that Nonna will be especially stringent about ‘winterisation procedures’ this year.”
“Did anything even happen last year?”
“Aside from a few injuries from slipping on the ice, no. Ah, now that you’ve got me thinking about it, the tribes in the Upper Reaches are starting to lay claim to their overwintering grounds. In general, they’ve moved according to your predictions, my lady.”
“Encouraging news,” Ludmila nodded. “Which tribes acted out of the ordinary?”