It has changed. Everything has changed.
I was in the inn. I had just recieved a cup of tea when Davick found me. In his usual gruff and uncommunicative manner, he bade me leave my tea behind and accompany him which I, of course, did. It was a shame to leave behind my untouched tea for I had been looking forward to it, but Davick never makes demands without reason.
It was not until we were far into the Northdowns that he would tell me why we rode so swiftly, and even then I had a hard time believing him. That is not to say I believed he would lie to me over such a thing! I was simply unable to believe that such a thing was possible until we came to our destination.
There he was. Just as Davick had told me. He had his back to us at first, but he was unmistakable. When he finally turned, my heart skipped a beat. I could say and do nothing more than stare. I did not know what to think, what to feel. My mind was awhirl with questions and emotions that I could not sort out. When he spoke, I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that it was him. When he lay his hand on my shoulder, I knew that this was real and not some fevered dream caused by my sorrows.
It was true. He was alive. Drevorin was, and is, alive.
He sleeps now. He lies so peacefuly nearby as I write this and watch over him. I am, myself, rather tired but I fear to sleep. I fear that if I let him out of my sight for even an instant, he will melt away and I shall wake to find myself alone in my bedroom back in Bree-land.
All is not perfect, of course. He has no memories of his life before the fall. He does not remember me or Davick or Bree-land or the terrible things that happened to him so long ago. In some ways, this is a blessing for he is now free of his pain and, frustrated though he is at his situation, still I see the peace that he had lacked before.
This is a chance for him, for us. It is a chance for a new life, for him to become a new man, free of all that had gone before. How many men recieve such a gift?
There will be troubles along the road, I know. It is highly doubtful that those in Bree will be welcoming of him and some may continue to see him as their enemy and do all that they can to hinder his recovery. I will be there, though, as little use as I may be. I will be there at his side, doing all that I can to aid him on this new path.
