บท 1031: Reunions and Goodbyes

A/N: HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!

I'm posting 1 hour in advance to ask for everyone's help for the character finals!

I didn't know before but we can apparently get a character frame if she won!? loool so cooolll T_T Hope we get it \o/

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The time of the caravan's departure had finally arrived. This time, Hugo was coming with them, days in advance of his supposed departure. 

He asked for permission of course from—awkwardly—Garan, and his request was approved. 

The tension between the two men was palpable though and the people around them had the illusion that they were either freezing or struggling to breathe. 

Garan's cold eyes looked at the other man, who stayed firm and stable—very much unlike his softer state when he was with his wife earlier on. 

"I expect the best work from you," he said. "Iron Mountains is a very important resource for us."