Vhalar 1st 717, The Final Break
Location: Nidhoffnir
For once the entire tavern, if not the city, seemed to come to a quiet as the night finally settled in. It had never occurred to her before, but Kayleigh quite liked the fact the last day of Saun literally was the last day. As the dying light of both suns seemed to temporarily wane under the horizon it proved that once again season's were changing, and that time had dictated her course once more as it had been prior her arrival in Uthaldria. Kayleigh hadn't the ability to find sleep on this first night however, this soon to be break for Vhalar, as the time had come for her to prepare for yet another journey. She had to leave Uthaldria behind her now even after her adventures here, though brief, had only just helped her started to grow stronger. Though she had not heard word from the few she met here, she felt they would eventually come to meet again at some point. Their hearts were connected now, that's all that mattered as she continued this journey alone. Yet where was she to go? Uthaldria never gave her the answer she'd hoped for. Where would she find her younger brother??
She'd spent a while thinking about this as Saun's end followed to a close, and while she would've continued onward north her mind told her otherwise. To her it didn't seem likely that Higan would venture that far up alone, and if so then she would've found him already as Uthaldria and Gauthrel were both very big places. And very dangerous in fact. She couldn't help but sigh heavily as she continued to rummage through her belongings, her clothes were folded across her bed, and her other essentials piled together as well while she packed everything away. She needed only to wear the essential clothing fit for travel at this point, which would've been the tunic and perhaps the under dress. With the pair of leggings she had her boots wouln't get to uncomfortable during the walk back south, but just how far south would she continue to go anyways? Ne'haer seemed like a good place to pick back up in her search, even then however she could only guess how far south she'd have to go in order to find Higan.
Or her father again... one or the two really. If Aelorn were still searching he'd likely be across the sea by now, searching elsewhere in other ports for Higan. Which meant Kayleigh had to be just as determined, and search harder for the little brother that had taken to leave them so quietly. Kayleigh first rested her harp within the bag and proceeded to place it fittingly in a side, and then stuffed her clothes snugly beside it until they too were packed away. Then with the smaller things like her brush and accessories, she filled the rest of the bag and any pockets she could utilize. Overall the process seemed to be going well enough, even if she didn't plan to be traveling back to Ne'haer with anybody. She couldn't think of anyone who'd decide to come along with her, Uphrisca probably would've if she had business back south like Kayleigh did maybe. "I'll have to make sure to say good-bye..."
She thought of Bal first since he'd been kind enough to provide her boarding for the time being, but she also wondered about the others she met here. Finn. Fridgar. She could've sworn there had been more after the Saun's Ascension Festival last season, yet their names unfortunately couldn't quite resurface within the depths of her memory. "No." She shook her head with a slight frown. "No need to distract myself. We're all a part of each other's heart's now, so even if we never meet again we'll still see one another. Some day." She reassured herself even if the statement seemed contradictory at the end. She wrapped up the last of her luggage and proceeded to leave the room she'd been sleeping in. Her rough mattress had been made and the chest and dresser were cleaned out, so that Bal would find a perfectly well kept room waiting for any new guests he'd rent it to. "This is it then." She told herself as she looked at the empty room one last time. As far as she could tell; Kayleigh wouldn't be coming back to this place. Not in this lifetime anyway. "Goodbye. Everyone." She muttered softly as she slowly twisted around to shut the door, the last of her memories here mentally shut away as well.
Though brief she wasn't going to forget her time here at all, in fact Kayleigh planned to use that as a means of improvement. She needed to be more than just braver, she needed to be smarter if she wanted to continue going farther in this world. As she walked down the hall and into the empty lobby, she'd been slightly surprised to see that even Bal had gone to bed at this Break. It seemed that the welcomed night provided bountiful rest for all to enjoy. The thought comforted her nonetheless. She didn't want a long and uncomfortable confrontation to occur, since she'd already found just the thought of saying good-bye difficult. Kayleigh continued to walk softly as she made her way to the door, her hand quietly gave the knob a twist to allow her self the moment to escape beyond. Once outside she could hear the sounds of life then, lilted songs of early birds as they echoed throughout the city. After she'd carefully shut the door Kayleigh turned to the direction of the gates of Uthaldria, and headed southward so that she may put behind her the city she'd unexpectedly grown attached to.
