Wapun Meadow clemency for the wizard king

Ibis had many plans for when they left the Hollow, but as soon as they stepped foot outside the boundary and really got moving, they faded from her mind. Dissolved like dust in sunlight. While her thoughts had initially focused on the big wide world the pair's departure felt as if it had been darkened by change; the loss of some fast friends that Ibis held dear, an extended family that had just begun to mean something to her — Aengus, Breccan — even a budding role as the pack's messenger and the connections she could've fostered, given time — Ira, Korei.

A lot weighed on her. The freedom Ibis anticipated, coveted, came slowly and felt so much more complex than the girl was prepared for. She was lifted from the brewing dark cloud of her thoughts by her brother's lively voice, his touch, the familiarity that she had so missed in the weeks following her departure from Elysium. They were together again and that should have been enough. She tried to smile and be her best self; it felt forced at first, but then Ibis said, Nothing, which she knew Okeanos wouldn't believe - and she didn't want to lie to him, especially now. Everything. I'm... Happy to be with you again, big brother.

Her smile deepens, strengthens. Ibis noses through his coat briefly as she tries to match his stride, but has to speed up to compensate for their size difference.