Ok, so maybe things weren’t as tough as Nathaniel initially thought, and maybe he’d been a bit dramatic. Oh certainly, cramming for his classes and putting time into earning enough was difficult- but compared to the training he’d endured to become a Bone Shadow, and the endless anxieties that came with being one of the Forsaken, Nathaniel was perhaps not as hindered by these things as he had assumed he would be, or as he might have been before the change.

Which meant all of his plans to help the pack need not be put away. The seasonal rites, striking back against the pure, his traipses into the unknown- all were still available. And he would pursue all of them with glee.

Brought Nathaniel back for now. Thanks Kelreth!