Ouroboros Spine tukkuruk║

His mother wrapped him up in her arms, and his eyes welled with tears. Slowly, his arms came up to hold his mother too, though it was awkward, unsure. Kassuq had been holding himself away, focusing on finding Galana.

He was never going to find her, a part of him was sure, but the rest wanted to so desperately it hurt.

His shoulders shook, sharply, and he released a short sob.

I don’t know how to let it go. He practically whimpered, feeling like nothing more than a little boy again, barely able to stand, crying to his mother about anything that scared him.