Northstar Vale The silence you left was the strangest sound

It was silly to think about finding @Zulema so that he might thank her for not calling him a great big sissy baby after he found his dead sister. She had been concerned, though. Jack hadn’t forgotten how she had chased after him, trying to see what was wrong. It had been… cool. She was cool. He didn’t really imagine that any of the Arche’s kids would be tight like that.

Zulema you around here? the boy called out to the trees.

A small bundle of birds took flight from the tree overhead. Snow was tossed down and landed with a splat on top of Jack’s head. He puffed through his nose and shook his head. Then, he felt himself grow larger with pride at thinking his voice had caused the snowfall.