Redtail Rise Tombstone

"of course, masque," ancelin said, surprised and pleased to be sought out. he worried his lip with a tooth or two and fell into step with them, a little sigh breaking from his throat.
"it's weird to have so many gone," he found himself saying, glancing sideways at his cousin. "first atreus and d — aventus. then m — arielle." the entire natal family, disappeared. "then aunt avi, and prophet, and redd, and now relic." kinda.
something like pain tightened his eyes. "i wanted to leave, actually."