Blackfeather Woods When did it all go

His lips pursed and wobbled. He slowly nodded to himself, recognizing he'd been caught out.
"She attacked me...thinking I was lying about the birds..." His voice was quiet and hurt. In ways, he'd hurt himself more than anything, but he still felt it.
"I turned to walk away because I was angry, but she jumped on me and I turned to get her off and we were already too close and Sithis" His breathing turned ragged, his eyes wide and lined with water. He didn't even recognize he was this disturbed but talking about it now, breaking the promise to the girl, it was all too much.

"Sithis could have killed me." His voice was but a quiet whisper, remembering Maegi's words.
Worship him above all others.

He took a step forward, resting his head on his Mother's chest, his breathing slowing down.
He wished he'd never asked what the girl was doing.