Totoka River tie your tubes, idiot

arcturus wanted no part of any further torment, and was just about to fully crest the bank and be rid of piper when she easily followed after him, alighting on the stones behind him with enviable grace. for a boy that had spent his entire life traversing moonspear, he suddenly found his mountain-sense had left him, likely in part by the distracting flares of piper's overwhelming personality.

he skulked away from her in the manner a spider might shy from light, his gaze flinty with distrust. "what do you want?" he blurted out, his tone surly and full of misgiving. either way, he knew any time she paid attention to him his feelings got hurt, and he did not want to experience another round of merciless tongue-lashing.