Big Salmon Lake frost on her pillow

tears wetted her muzzle and the sight of them caused lasher's heart to ache. "what has happened?" he asked, stepping closer to her. finley was a smartmouthed character, comedic and dry -- it would have to be something quite terrible to hurt her as she appeared. questions pressed to his tongue, but taltos quelled them.

he reached out to her then, his eyes filled with sorrow for her own agonies. dread welled in his belly; had there been a death? what of peregrine? the children?