Miles sat at was now becoming his spot outside watching the sun slowly set behind the mountains. He poked at the fire trying to get a little more from it before adding more wood.
He looked up at the stars and smiled as they twinkled back at him, those who had fallen before watch over them. He tilted his head a bit as he heard the crunch of snow behind him, the steps were light and not spaced apart to well.
"Hello Gwen, shouldn't you be inside helping out?"
He moved over a bit as she slid into the spot next to him.
"Mom went to read for a bit, Tabatha is staying with the Queen for the night so she can make sure she is healed fully."
He just nodded as he watched the fire for a moment. "How you holding up with everything that has happened?"
He felt her shrug next to him. "I'm trying to be brave like how my father would have been. But i'm afraid to close my eyes at night. I jump at the shadows in the dark..." He felt her sob as she leaned up onto his shoulder.
He put his arm around her, pulling her close.
"I'm going to tell you something about your father Gwen. He wasn't one of the bravest men i have ever known, but he also knew Fear, and he was scared during battle, but he never let it defeat him or let it show. But he was scared. If someone told me they aren't scared of anything i would call them a lair."
He tossed a log onto the fire. "Being scared is nothing to be ashamed about, letting it consume you, control you is when it becomes a problem."
He was slowly rubbing her back. "When you fell the icy grip of fear creeping up your back, close your eyes and breath slowly, and repeat to yourself I will not show fear, fear does not control me. I am in control..."
"Do that until it goes away..." He looked at her. "If that doesn't work, then come find me and you can beat on me for a bit."
He felt another set of arms wrap around Gwen and noticed Mure behind them. He just smiled and nodded to her, as she wrapped Gwen up in a blanket and took her inside. He watched a Mure turned around and gave a smile to him, mouthing 'Thank you? to him as she went inside.
"Another day, another crisis adverted."
