The Soldier may wind up finding himself playing guide to the Landmark, themselves, once the new crop arrives. They know the route, are comfortable with the route, and can protect anyone on the road. "Visiting his spirit friends with him?" they guess, about Thursday. "Good. I did that once. Mostly now it's just my own friend."

Trying to forge additional long-term connections among the spirits sounds... exhausting, honestly. They need to do so, probably, but beyond the locals in the kitchen and that annoying spiny child-sized one that keeps trying to steal their knives, it's mostly just been Owl Friend.

"So library, then the cabin for dinner, then I can walk you home as part of our patrol," they suggest.