Swiftcurrent Creek Just let me hold you

Unsettling.

The tension grows thicker, enough so that the raven feels as if he is struggling against a water's current. Sleep comes less and less. His mind constantly turning gears; ticking akin to a bomb on the verge of exploding. He feels what they feel. Helios does not like it. This fear settling over his family akin to a storm cloud. It hasn't started yet, but Helios thinks it's a matter of when, not if.

Maman leaves the den first. Helios rises his head—face expressionless, but his fatigue evident. He watches Lainie wake up and trail after her. Part of him debates whether it's worth following, but the part of him that doesn't want to waste time trying to sleep and failing eventually wins. He gets to his feet, and trots after them... only slowing when he reaches Rosalie's unoccupied side. The two children seeming like guards.