Neverwinter Forest house of leaves

Years seemed to drag by as his laughter faded into nothingness. In these heavy moments, he was half-tempted to make a break for it and brush past Pasha to head back in the direction of the den-- wherever that might be. But, instead, he lingered in place, enticed by the anticipation of it all. He felt like he was going to explode into a million tiny pieces due to how overwhelming this feeling was.

Suddenly, all of the tension he was released into the open. The looming shadow of his brother suddenly appeared in the entryway. Cowering into a pile of fur onto the floor, the child let out a wide-eyed squeal. He had been caught! Pushing his pride aside, the child felt all tension of waiting roll off his wide-set shoulders.

“Pah!” he then exclaimed after the squeal, pushing forward so that he was right before his brother's face, smiling as he looked to him. “Can gan?” he sure hoped so!