Coconut Grove aasman pe hai khuda, aur zameen pe hum

a flash of fire--no, not fire, it was aiko, come to join him thank god. he heaved a sigh, drawing near to hear what she was saying to him. he shook his head wildly in answer to her query, eyes crazed as he stared at her. a disaster, he shouted back over the maelstrom, blinking rain from his eyes. we have to get out of here. keep looking for lucas and hamartia.

luckily--at least on one front--along the way, hamartia joined them, and the trio weaved through the grove, calling for lucas. but they did not find the boy, and the storm grew ever fiercer, showing no signs of letting up as the winds raged on. they could not stay here--not in the palms, not on the shore. they had to go--had to go inland--

goodbye, govinda whispered to his newfound paradise, lost within the thunder.

where he ended up--or whom with--was anyone's guess, even his. all govinda knew was that he didn't feel safe until he ran into a stranger, a man with an easy grin. he looks like me, govinda thought, smiling in return and trotting toward the wolf. hey! he called out.

arrey, yaar! the man called back, and govinda came to a dead standstill.

permission to pp hamartia! goodbye for now <3