“It’s nothing, Sister.”
*sigh* “Must you call me something so formal, Paige? You know I care about you as if you were my blood brother. Come on... tell me what’s wrong?”
“...I want to leave the forest, Meera. Yet I’m bound to guard it as Rolan was, with no hope of ever leaving the home of our Clans.”
“Paige...”
“I know I shouldn’t think this way. But after what happened to the Forest and to my brother... I can’t help but want to flee from this place.”
“You sense things so much better than even the pure-bloods in the Clans... I suppose we have our father to thank for that... I stay for our poor mother’s sake, but you have no such obligation. I know that if I asked them... they would give me anything after what happened to Rolan.”
“Why do you continue to let the Clans bind you here, Meera? After his death... you don’t have to stay. Even if my parents do like you.”
“...Rolan and I never got to start the family we always talked about... But I promised him I would set you free from this place and watch over our mother. So go, my dear brother-in-law... Run and do not look back. You know the clans will always welcome you if you choose to return someday. See the world. For me.”
“...”
“For what it’s worth... You and Rolan always did look happy. I’m sorry we could not save him in time.”
“I know, dear brother... I know. Now go.”
“I’ll come back someday and fix what went wrong here.”
“I’ll hold you to that.”
<Paige has left the Forest and can now be encountered anywhere.>
<Meera can now receive asks.>