Understanding flooded Leland then and he cursed himself for having been so blind. "Teg, listen. When you offered to protect me, at first I thought you meant to help me get through these woods safely. If that is what you do, get me to the inn safely, then I consider your vow fulfilled. It's unfair to you to uproot the way you've been living your life simply because I've come back into it."
He reached to clap a hand onto Tegwaret's shoulder. "I needed a guide through the woods, and a need a friend I can rely on, but I don't need you to sacrifice anything on my behalf, even if you think you need to. You don't, and you won't be breaking your vow if the gates of the domain is the farthest we get."