Moonsong Glacier Sometimes, if you close your eyes and keep still, you can be invisible.

Tytonidae had kept a low profile since her brief rash of lovers. She had not sought them out. Why would she? There was no worry of bringing children into this world. It had been a point of contention with Summer, and in some small way, she wished she’d had children with the lover after him she’d stayed with for so long. He had been good to her, and their children perhaps could have eased her pain in his passing. But it wasn’t meant to be. Her body wasn’t built for it.

It was chilly here, but Ty didn’t mind. She preferred it to the sweltering heat of summer that would soon be here. Her eyes drifted to a lone figure on the landscape, and she thought it best to see what they might be up to.

You lost? she asked, taking a cue from his puzzled expression.