"Much more comfortable than a bedroll, isn't it? If you need more to keep warm with, Asher gave me way too many of his bear blankets. If there are any rift-adled bears left thanks to that hairy madman, I'll be much surprised."

She's naturally fond of said hairy madman, though, and her grin says as much. "Oh, that. My parents were part of those guarding Sabriel's caravan. There weren't many other kids around, so we ended up hanging out. I hadn't come into my magic yet, but I liked watching her own. I never thought it'd end up applying to me, but it wasn't long after we went our separate ways, that everything changed. Hm, I'll have to ask what she thinks of rift magic."