Outside the Frost Walker fortress, there was still a great deal of work for Nyrielle to do. Zedya and Ignatious were taking Ashlynn and Heila into the fortress so the Thistle Witch could tend to them in a place better suited for healing, but Nyrielle herself couldn't join them until everything outside the fortress had been settled.
"You there, stop," Nyrielle said to the horned warrior who had been hovering at an awkward distance, seemingly torn between returning to the army and following after Ashlynn and Heila. "You've been attending to Heila, haven't you?"
"Yes, Your Eternity," Kurtz said, stopping where he stood and instantly turning to kneel before the powerful vampire. "My, my daughter Emmie is her squire and I've sworn to stand as Lady Heila's personal guard."
