Dragoncrest Cliffs bittersweet, irresistible, a crawling beast

She wanted mindless reassurances, yet she did not receive them. Meerkat supposed she should be grateful that Erzulie cared enough to be pragmatic at a time like this. But the implication absolutely devastated her, fittingly crashing over her with the blunt force of a tsunami.

Cradled against Erzulie’s shoulder, Meerkat bawled out of control.