Then he nodded to himself, sharp and certain.Tane Ikaika—brash, stubborn, too-loyal-for-his-own-good Tane—would be there when he was needed.If Victor calls him in or not.
He cast one last look at the darkness Victor had disappeared into.
“See you soon, bruh” he murmured.
A promise.
A warning.
A beginning.
Then he turned back toward the warm light spilling from the kitchen, letting the night close behind him like a door he fully intended to open again.
The End