Kintla Flatlands ₐｗₒₒₒₒₒ!

Sable does.

But he too cannot speak it aloud. The boy raises his head to the distant voices, then looks to his sister. He is young, but not stupid. Sable moves to press his shoulder to hers, joining her in breathless noises.

A desperate wish to sing, shared between two mute swans.