Daud and Billie don't get paired all the time, and when they do, their shifts usually pass in silence, or with Billie making up most of the conversation. Once they sorted out the small talk about how this differs from the Long Night they both remember, there isn't much to do except focus on the task at hand, doing their part to stave off the worst of the dark.

Tonight is no different, in that respect. The shift rotates, and Billie and Daud find themselves stationed at one of the outposts relatively closer to the city proper, their main task to keep an eye on four bonfires burning and alert the Defenders if any go out.

But for once, Daud's osprey is nowhere to be seen. Since the colder weather's hit, she hasn't strayed very far, but Daud is alone when he steps in and brushes frost off his clothes.