Emberflame Ridge there's no turning back now

It was useful to Seamus that the girl was so bad at discerning lies; she never considered that a wolf could lie easily to her at any point and she would just accept it, believing and trusting in the goodness of others. It was a kindness, this little lie. A sparing of her feelings. In the days to come maybe Ibis would reach her own conclusions - but for now she was content in her belief, smiling at the very thought of Eleuthera; then thinking of Seabreeze and Olive, off on an adventure together. The lie was better than whatever grim truth Seamus carried with him - and Ibis was blessed in her ignorance.

Hearing that the willows were not a safe space made her sigh deeply. I would love the help - and to help you, of course. Um, I only hope that Okeanos didn't go home to Elysium... If something happened to him, I think I'd lose it. She chuckled softly, but it sounded strained, forced. The last piece of her heart lay with Okeanos and if he was hurting somewhere she'd never forgive herself - but if he was gone, totally and wholly gone in the sense she doesn't want to think about, Ibis knew her heart would stop.

The girl nestled in next to Seamus, dwarfed as she was by his size and eager for the warmth his coat could produce. Much as she would have done with Okeanos, really. It was late and dark and too dangerous to head back to the marsh right now, but they could at least spend some time catching up as they waited for morning. What sort of places did you see? Do you remember where you were, or what you were doing, when you woke up? He must have been somewhere close to the Wilds - but Ibis didn't know where the quakes began nor where they ended, only that they were everywhere for a long time. It meant Eleuthera might be closer than either of them might consider.