Noctisardor Bypass and i swear right now, that no matter what comes of me

the shouting had alerted the gargoyle.
his was not so hale a step now, but mahler's body knew the lines and crags of rivenwood.
he arrived to find abel tangled with a stranger, and astraeus upon them both.
"vait, vait!" he called out as his tall son aimed to separate the two.
mahler stood with his shadow cast over the intruder, arcing tail over his hips but not yet bristling at the unfamiliar scent of the unknown child.