Dawnlark Plains the imp of the perverse

an echo of her first word. defiant.

Avicus moves forward, gaze hard upon the young man's face. i'm nohh' ahh'king.

that clipped sentence, and then: your fah'her needh' you. he want you 'hhere.

her relationship with Aventus had always been contentious. even now, with peace between them, it is strained. but perhaps he and Ancelin have a different bond.

your broh'her needh you.

her face is insistent, boring into his own.