Two Eyes Cenote I can only think to say:

I enjoyed the thread!! I am sorry he is a butthead <3

Anselm expected a long-winded rejoinder. Somehow, S’ari’s silence stung much more than any rebuttal could. It meant he’d fallen short in some immeasurable way. She’d drawn a line in the sand and he’d gone well past it.

He was only sorry for a moment. Anselm earnestly believed all he’d said was true. It did not detract from S’ari’s truth, either — maybe there were wolves out there that were kind to her, that she loved. Anselm would not be one of them.

Judging by how Anselm was suddenly alone, he assumed she’d finally realized there was no extracting blood from stone.

He rolled his shoulders with a shrug and continued his pilgrimage to the Cenotes.