Northstar Vale Kardiá

It was only Zosime and her peeping little voice.

The boy’s ears perked forward and his features died away – less angry, less violent. Antigone could feel the remnants of his rage boiling in his belly.

I thought you were him, he grumbled to his sister.

Though Antigone did not expect Reyson to approach Meadow’s healing den so soon after their argument, he also did not think the man was very bright. The red-hooded boy’s presence was a deterrent. He would remain outside Meadow’s den until the bastard had been kicked from their home. Then he would work to nurture her and show her what real love was.