Will felt like it would take much longer to unlearn these small habits.
Everything remained the same, yet everything was different. Other than Austin and Kayla, he was treated with a fair amount of reservation, and it was as if Nico's name was plastered on his forehead because he heard it whenever he passed through the crowds.
But, at some point, their quest would become yet another story at the campfire, and Nico would simply be a faceless figure that would live through his recounting of the events.
The Nico he'd fallen for was gone, or perhaps he'd never truly existed.