The Tangle [M] And roar beside the lions thinking how is it so easy

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obv just allusion to things bc.... yeah

The bard was both young and naive, but it turns out even he could read some signals. Chacal's purr and her decision to tuck herself in closer were as clear as a branch smacking him repeatedly in the face. His heart was probably pounding even faster than hers at this point and the overwhelming nature of all of this had his mind almost completely blank. He hadn't shut down in a bad way. He couldn't think straight in a really good one. All he was aware of in that moment was her.

He didn't want to sing anymore.

It turns out that, when properly motivated, all of his best intentions around the careful nature of fatherhood were lost. He knew where she lived and that was about it, but with a rumble that he'd certainly never made before, Ashlar sought to fulfill her request anyway. The consequences were as lost to him as words were right now. All that he needed to know were the instructions his blood was singing directly to him, instructions he was completely unwilling (and likely unable) to disregard.