Dragoncrest Cliffs weeping many tears, she left me

a mood had come over him.

or perhaps it was more than a mood, in the way it would not leave him once it had settled in. a stone wall given to plenty but swordfish now. he was still respectful, grateful even, but at some point the moping had turned into...nothing.

the truth of whatever it had become was held to his heart.

but he did not have the heart to ignore his maman. never, no matter any mood or shift in the once perky boy.

he nudged swordfish first, before he dared to test his own strength.