"Yeah, it was. It's all in the past now though." Ithuriel mutters, but her heart's clearly not in it as she says it. Not something she's ever properly resolved or come to terms with. Not really. "Here's to more pleasant times, huh? Things aren't so bad for either of us these days. We've both been through a lot and come out better for it...on the whole anyway."
"At walking pace, I reckon it's probably a couple of days out. Fortunately we're not limited to walking pace. Well, as long as ya don't mind takin' a ride on my back, anyways." Atreyu answers with a chuckle. "Don't suppose you've got any experience ridin' wolfback, Missy?" He asks, teasingly. "Ain't a problem anyways, I'll show ya how it's done. Doin' that means we can get there in a day, camp out fer the night, and head into the place the followin' morning. Assuming it only takes a day's adventurin' to get what we need, we should be lookin' at a three day round trip. Maybe pack fer a bit longer, just in case. But don't worry 'bout food. I got us covered there one way or another without needin' to take any with us."