On his return to the settlement, mixed feelings well up inside Brother Irwin. He'd told himself that he would not come back here, yet it has taken no more than a couple of days before his promise to himself was broken. Immenost means safety and familiarity, the old scenery filling him with a sense of relief in stark contrast to the disquiet they found in Agnon's Wood.
The villagers who'd stayed greet them with little enthusiasm. Clearly they had not expected such a quick return. He leaves it to Johnsan to explain to the elders what dark tidings happened to their neighbors. It is a memory he has little wish to revisit, and less confidence in his ability to recount. The night in the abandoned inn he spends tormented by nightmares. In the moments Brother Irwin stirs awake and shaken, Jorgen, faced against the wall, has nothing to say.
More ill news comes with the morning. With the rest of those who'd been roused by the clanging bell, Brother Irwin staggers half-awake to the collapsed house.
"Wait," he calls out when Tatianna begins to wrestle the rubble aside, afraid that careless movement would only bring down what's still standing from the house's frame. He stands helpless for a moment, then unable to think of anything better, joins the dark-haired woman's efforts contrary to his own advice.
OOC:
I'm interpreting clearing rubble as Defy Danger with Iron. @Ysolde you can reroll with Brother Irwin using the Help move!
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