"'Twill do for now," he says. He falls silent for a moment, and then adds: "Have you thought much of our future here?"

It may not feel like it quite yet, but this is going to be a long-term battle. If there even is a home to return to, it's far out of reach, and Estinien increasingly understands that this is something that is his responsibility to take care of, using whatever power he has.

"The people of these woods are our true allies, and this place our only source of protection... if we had the means to better arm them..."