Redsand Canyon gigante

Belen said that she would help him grow stronger. Crowfeather smiled weakly at her, unsure how he had been so fortunate to have met the women that he had. Satsu and Belen had both shown nothing but love and kindness to him. Belen had helped to keep his secrets when he had run from the mesa. His heart was heavy with the realization of all that she had done. That heaviness was solidified when he realized how hard he had been pushing for Germanicus to see him in a different light.

Why had he chased the older man? Why had he cast aside the kindness he had been shown by others?

The closeness of the girl made him feel strange. He lifted a leg and draped it over her slender frame. A sigh slipped through his nose. He hated that he compared the feeling of her body next to his with that of Germanicus. He wished that he had never met the man. He wished that he had met Belen when he had first entered those new lands, that they had chased fireflies together and fished in the waters instead of the stoic older man.

Tears stung his eyes.

Thank you, Belen…

He would not cast aside her kindness again.