Dom’s head felt leaden and he wanted nothing more than to lie down; it was with great relief that he saw Haven emerging from between the mountain peaks where it was nestled. There was no actual time to rest, of course. He’d sent a bird ahead to inform his advisors that the templars were coming, but he would have to give them a full report on the situation at Therinfal and somehow explain what had happened inside his head, not to mention begin the overwhelming amount of work needed to prepare for the new arrivals.
Some of that, at least, seemed to be already in progress, judging by the amount of people rushing around as he rode with his entourage through the village’s entrance. Good. His advisors were efficient people, almost frighteningly so. Presumably most of the camp knew the general situation by now and was starting to prepare for the influx of new people.
Maker, please just help them all to keep calm. The poor blighters back at Therinfal -- those who hadn’t been corrupted, at least -- had suffered enough, and he was well aware that tensions could be very high trying to bring them among many other people who had also suffered. It’s going to be a long few weeks.
He caught a familiar face out of the crowd, smiled vaguely as he drew near his sister, pulling his horse to a halt. “Hullo, Ais,” he said tiredly, sliding from the saddle to land with a thump in the mud.
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