Arrow Lake clair de lune

at Takiyok's approach, she smiled, and let out a gentle sigh as she felt the head rest against her shoulders. even in the too-hot climate, the warmth of her sister was nice. they lay in silence for a few long moments, Tahani content to let it be so.

it is beautiful here, she remarked at last, eyes scanning the nearby peaks, the blanket of sky and stars. another moment or two in quiet, and then. . . was this the first place you settled, after the blizzard? or did you wander? and an unspoken question: did you look?

of course she had looked! they all had looked. . .right? she couldn't think otherwise of her family. not the ones that had come here, at least.

but Tahani wouldn't blame Taki even if she hadn't. in the wake of that calamity. . .anyone would have been shellshocked. enough to settle down, start a new life, at least.