Having acted as sentinel until a mazoi was spared to relieve him, Briar's walk through the red mesa walls was somber. Unease follows him down the hallways; the air is heavy with it.
The children of Pharaoh return while Akashingo's ruler departed to the blue palace with her consort. The desert strife taking precedence over their return. The wounded girl still recovered in the infirmary. Briar bides his time and listens quietly.
It is to the wellspring that he travels to. A soak in the water after sitting still in the sun was a welcomed thought. The desert sun had taken a toll upon his eyes, strained against the unrelenting light. Pain pulsed behind both globes. Briar gently waved a fellahin away once he reached the spring, asking instead for a soaked scrap of fur to press to his eyes. To chase away the ache in his skull was first matter he needed tending to.
The children of Pharaoh return while Akashingo's ruler departed to the blue palace with her consort. The desert strife taking precedence over their return. The wounded girl still recovered in the infirmary. Briar bides his time and listens quietly.
It is to the wellspring that he travels to. A soak in the water after sitting still in the sun was a welcomed thought. The desert sun had taken a toll upon his eyes, strained against the unrelenting light. Pain pulsed behind both globes. Briar gently waved a fellahin away once he reached the spring, asking instead for a soaked scrap of fur to press to his eyes. To chase away the ache in his skull was first matter he needed tending to.
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