Alpine Lake Your father came and went

❝Dreven,❞ She spoke after a considerable amount of silence.

Atka hadn't lost her train of thought but it took her a moment to put it into words.

❝Are things going to be how they have been?❞ She paused, shifting to rest her head on him. ❝I mean like, after this winter.❞

❝How much are things going to change if... If we have children when this season passes.❞ Atka's voice almost had a shudder to it, even with the quiet volume.

❝Do you want to look for others to live beside, or be by ourselves?❞ She figured putting it out in the air, no matter how blatant, was better.