Lion Head Mesa (ap) glowstone

the queen mentioned the bed and teya's head turned toward it. in the next she dropped her gaze, burning. but she could not long keep her eyes from the starlight creature. something painful was crawling through the bones of her spirit, beginning with bridget and ending with ibis —
"it is loud," she agreed, catching her breath. the raven crossed the richly appointed room and cleared her throat as she sat down upon the pelt-laden couch.
an awkward silence followed.
"what you do first as queen?" teya chose to ask. her words felt hollow and glassy in the hushed room of stone.