"Could you h-help me up?"
”Ah, for a strapping individual such as yourself? You may have a hand up a n d a smile or two.”
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”Mm, and have things turned out for good or bad? Not every day I run across charming strangers on the road.” Zevran’s arms crossed, reverting to his usual stance. “You may call me Zev. And what name do you possess?”
Their answer to this question would either set things in motion or… actually it would set things in motion any way they answered.
"P-people I've met c-call me Willow."
A brief wince flashed across their face, but it was hidden by stray hairs falling as Willow glanced around at the rocks. "Things h-haven't resolved quite yet, s-so who can say?" they added, reaching out for a boulder to lean on as they attempted to sit down.









