We're all done with Justin! It's time to save Anne! Right, SSO? Please?
Linda says Fripp called for a druid meeting tomorrow and we speculated that maybe the druids have finally found more information needed to save Anne.
He did also request Justin be there, though. Guess I gotta go and tell him.
hold up, where'd he go? So much for being done worrying about Justin
Maya where's Justin...and for that matter, where's Dad Moorland? Thomas?
She said she doesn't know either, but they left a note saying they'll be away for a while. Helpful.
Loretta, you have a crush on Justin, right? Where did he go
She said it's none of my business even if she did know, but as soon as I reassured her I have no romantic interest in him at all and I just want to help him as a friend, she said she saw Justin and his father leave early this morning. They took a taxi to the ferry landing in Fort Pinta.
I found this next to the ferry to South Hoof
That's Thomas's hat, apparently. I guess I'll take the ferry and ask around South Hoof if anybody's seen them
Jonas here said he saw them heading west, but he can't think of why they’d be going that way. Only thing over there is that old hermit.
Time to go ask the Hermit about them I guess
Ah, there's dad moorland. Sir, why did you leave and where is your son?
He said Justin was pretty messed up and needed to get away for a while. Also he coulda sworn he saw a squirrel with big eyes spying on them. Probably one of the Spymaster's little friends. Unless it was Fripp himself?
Anyway, Justin is over on the beach
He's real upset. He's so worried that he turned to the dark side so easily, it might happen again. He said it would be better for everyone if he left Jorvik. I told him Loretta would miss him but he just said she'll get over it
He told me to go back to his dad and tell him he's decided to leave Jorvik. I did, and Dad Moorland said he doesn't want to leave, but he'll do what's best for Justin. The Hermit, on the other hand, said that's stupid. This island has some dark stuff, sure, but there's a lot of light, too. Justin just needs to be reminded of that. He told me to take Justin to see the wild horses.
So I took Justin and went galloping along with the wild horse herd.
and look! he made a friend! He said he's never felt a bond like this before and asked if that's how I feel with Chance.
I mean, probably? But also we're all soulridery and aideeny so probably our bond is even stronger. Probably.
Anyways, this was enough to convince Justin to stay, so we went to tell his dad and the Hermit the good news.
He also told me to go tell Loretta he'll be coming back soon, but he needs to figure some stuff out first. Also he said he'd be there for the druid meeting tomorrow.
So I went to talk to Loretta
She took it pretty well. It's pretty clear Justin's having a hard time right now, so it's easy to convince her to give him some time.
I also told Elizabeth that Justin plans to come to our druid meeting tomorrow.
