It was peaceful, knowing that your family will remain safe is all that Darde could ask for.
In the next two days, he let his brother-in-law understand the situation and all he had on his enemies or the things he could give away before sending him off with his wife and daughter. This, in a way, freed him of a burden, a burden that he loved to carry once, but it was too much for now.
He doesn't lack conviction, but what he lacks is strength, with no strength, all he can do is ask others for help.
Leaving him alone in his home for the first time in a while, well at least there was his older sister, appearing quieter than usual. What goes on in her head is always harder to know, more so when any future she shares can increase her burden.
