Noctisardor Bypass i fell into my fear, and took a lie for a truth

laurel would find him staring out across the crystalline expanse of the nameless lake. bordered on all sides by pine trees and stands of silverbark birch, the perimeter of the water was bordered by smooth stones. upon one such broad one the graf sat, watching a pair of osprey beginning to build their nest in a flat tree across the water. it would be some time before chicks or even eggs arrived, but the pair spoke in their loud cawing language and kept close.
"laurel," mahler chuffed down toward her. "you vill be pleased to know that all the snow has dampened very little about spring." a quick smile that crossed his greying features and skipped onward, replaced by a gentle thoughtfulness.