Silverlight Terrace came across a cosmic serpent with hands woven into his hair

✴     His sisters, the triplets, were gone. He knew that one of them had been off of the mountain for a little bit and then, when he'd tracked the sisters to Amekaze's company, he learned that there was something amiss. They were gone within moments after that; Revui had tried to keep up, eager to show himself off and go on a great adventure with them, but they were larger and more skilled, and soon left him behind. By the time he'd trailed them off of the mountain he was too tired to continue, so he rested for a few hours, and when the opportunity came to scale his home once more Revui took a chance and veered north instead.

It was a rare opportunity to see the world outside of their kingdom, and rarer still that he would opt to do this without Arcturus present. The boy made sure he did not go too far, and left himself many clues so that he would not get lost. He was just starting to feel the familiar indications of fatigue when he paused, and looked over his shoulder. Behind him rose the great Moonspear, and in his heart he felt a great sense of pride.

When he looked back, he saw a trembling shadow. As he began to follow after the canine shape, he realized that the sky was getting very dark but it was still early — Revui didn't realize that when the seasons changed, so did the sun. He was watching the sky when he heard a sound, like a heavy breath or maybe the chuff of an animal, and began to investigate his surroundings again.