Dragoncrest Cliffs the blade and the bow

loko on the other hand, was very proud of the stag he and njord had felled, and it was this victory which carried his spirits this day. something about the pains they’d all taken behind the scenes to make this happen spoke to loko on a communal level — and he was so very ready to share his excitement until he caught the hard line of sobo’s expression.

he was immediately pulled to the earth from his soaring heights. a glance towards rosalyn, and she wore a similar distant look, deeply nuanced.

damn, this was a grim lot.

the newlyweds bore no such grimness. even loko, who often mirrored the humors his brother wore, could not help but smile as he watched his da and meerkat. they looked happy, truly — he wondered if he would ever find his meerkat, too. the ceremony transformed their wintry keep to something a little sunnier this day, and loko could not resist being taken in by it all.