[she squeezes his hand, at that.

the question gets her to tilt her head back.]

Maybe, yeah. Hadn't really thought about it. [in the future in a universe somewhere out there, she sits down at the edge of a dock just like this one and says goodbye to the sun, to the ocean. burns out for the last time.

but, now...]

She hasn't got hold on me. Zariel. The deal she made was with Gortash, not me. So she can't drag me under again.

I could go see Waterdeep, maybe, if Gale would have me.