With a bit of breathing room, many things could be done without rushing!
Noah crossed the sand to Hvitrmarr first, and caught her shoulder before her knee could touch the ground.
"None of that," he said quietly. "The bond you felt leave was one more borrowed thing I had to set down. It was never you I set down. I told you I would be your Rider, and I will continue to be your Rider. Soon, something better than what we had will bloom, okay?"
The White Steed's gold eyes searched his face. She straightened, and the distress she had carried finally loosened its grip on her frame, and she stayed close to him!
He then looked at Damodred.
"With the power I have now, I should have something grander than Causes soon enough," Noah said. "I will see if I can easily find the genetic markers of Laestrygonians, and bring more of your brethren back."
...!
The Laestrygonian went very still! His people, eradicated by THE Sleepless Fiend, existing now as one survivor bound to one man!
