Blacktail Deer Plateau that western skyline

Grayday didn't know quite what song to choose. It didn't seem right to try and cheer them up with something bright and happy; he himself didn't quite have that in him, today. But neither did he want to sing a mournful tune and drag their little spirits down further.

In the end, he went for something that was not from his father, but from his mother. A lulluby.

"Blue sky, don’t fail me now
remain open, stay starred
I’m coming for you, finally
following that white spine of mountains
those green-furred backs of the earth," Grayday sang, in a tune that was both slow and rollicking. The words had been soothing and whimsical to a young Grayday in the distant past, and he hoped it would be the same for his own children.

"My heart is in your hands
in the cavernous jaw of the ocean
in the lungs of that yellow plain

"And my eyes are open, my feet unstilled
take me to freedom
to that place where the river took flight​..."

He paused to clean a bit of drool from Easy's cheek. The girl was already snoozing, despite having been wide-awake a moment ago. Lavender looked a bit put out by this, but seemed content to continue listening to the song.

You can skip Easy!