Ocean's Breath Plateau the cult of venus aversa

they moved together at a relaxing pace. "she is very deserving of a gift. let us walk to the coast." he smiled, enjoying the notion. eilidh, thoughtful as always, moved to the subject of malachi's obscurity, and lasher nodded. "he did not wish to move, for he feared the woman upon the coast." taltos had never investigated the root of malachi's terror, and guilt overtook him for it. perhaps the man would not have withdrawn had he done so. 

yet he could not berate himself forever -- he returned his attentions to the moments he now spent with his daughter. "the woman on the coast, who leads the pack there now - -whatever she may have done in the past, she has always been affable. we became close companions some months ago." the nature of their relationship he did not dwell upon, however, as he himself did not understand.