Emberwood Building Up To the Sky

The carvings were wonderful and Ibis was fixated upon them; while Reiko explained and then plotted further plans for her work, Ibis was looking at the craftsmanship of the sigils. They must have been difficult to cut in to the trees, she thought - but how does one do that? Teeth would be too hard to angle (and how foolish it might seem to be caught chewing at a trunk!). Perhaps claws, then? A sharp instrument? Merely the peeling of some layers of bark, yet done artfully and with a skill Ibis lacked? She was full of questions. However, she kept them to herself.

It is beautiful. If you show me how to do it, or show the others, we could mark our home together! And then it would only be a matter of time. Okeanos would return to them - to her - wherever they ended up roaming. Do you think it will work? Truly? She still pined for a reunion with her brother, her mothers... The hope in her gaze thus trained upon Reiko's face, studying her for legitimacy.