Firefly Glen everything is(n't) going to be okay

a sound deep in her throat, and then the pale woman was moving off into the darkness. kukutux allowed the gentle glow of the fireflies to guide her path, breathing a prayer of relief when she found one such stake quickly.

the location of the next took her more minutes, but kukutux returned as swiftly as she was able. "patroclus," the duck said softly when she had come back, painstakingly bearing one stick at a single time. "when we have taken you to moonglow, i will give you a medicine for pain."

she settled near the swelled leg, looking to the man for his last agreement before she began to draw it straight.