Anodyne Sea

He could feel the anger mounting within her. The beast needn't even shed a glance at her to know she was growing agitated with him; it came off in the silence between them, and then in the few short words she had uttered in response. And with that, she had turned away from him. Raheerah watched her go; he did nothing to call after her or to explain further. One day she would understand. Today could not be that day - both of them were caught beneath the weight of the day's tragedy. He would accept that. But now that she had gone, his time of rest had passed. For so long he could stand and not search for his Lham.

Grunting, Raheerah turned away as well and continued forward. Several other small mounds cropped up in the pristine, snowy surface that had once layered the mountain, and he would dig up each and every one until he found the body of his Goddess beneath. He did not know how long it would take - he merely hoped that Xi'nuata would eventually come to accept it.

exit Raheerah