Hoshor Plains Open Your Eyes

His mind whirls, spinning at the implications.

Ira is his friend foremost, he knows she is being gentle with him yet her truths nonetheless sting the sensitivity of the bear. Round ears stand forth, grasping each word he hears and yet, the flicker away moments later, as if it is a falsity that he sinks in.

Wha- He starts, his head pounds and his teeth click back together. He swallows. I… Failed them. Each one who’s gone from Kaistleoki, he’s failed them in some way. The grip he has over his emotions is weak. In the end, he drowns in them the same way the River flooded.

He sucks in a breath. You… You’re right.