Lost Creek Hollow in these times of wanting prophecy

okeanos opens his mouth to reply and closes it as ibis pushes against him, taking a moment to compose himself. his own mouth curls into a gentle smile as he shakes his head. "thank you for letting me visit," he says,  stepping forward to bump his head against his dad's cheek, "we won't be gone forever -- i'll stay longer next time." the promise is made with the youthful arrogance that assumes the open potential of the future. but he means it: he does want to spend more time with his dad and his dad's family, he just has things he needs to see and do first.