Two Rivers Isle ricochet

she hears him and keeps him brushed closely next to her for what could have been an eternity if he wished for it to be.

iseul questioned many things of herself these days, but in this moment lived perhaps the only example of glimmering confidence. this boy did not hate her. and perhaps he thought of her more than he would ever let on. there would always be things to lament about, but at least for this moment, there would be a sense of peace.

and when they would part for just the moment to speak, iseul would search for the boy's gaze softly. "what does matteo want?" a gesture to the land around them, an ask for his opinion. "to stay? find boone? go somewhere else?" they all sounded like hard options, two of which gave up on the isle. but iseul was in no shape to run this place by herself, even with matteo growing older and more skilled as the days went on.