Starglow Basin we're more ghosts than people

sometimes she saw him out of the corner of her eye. more often than not she traveled seemingly alone. the further they went the heavier the jaw bone felt between her teeth, but she didn't want to let it go. what if she dropped it? what if she released her hold and it turned to dust as soon as it touched the earth? there was no telling if her prayer had succeeded; only her faith could keep this going, and redbird didn't have much to spare.
when she heard his voice she tensed, looking for him, and then grimaced.
around the bone she answered: wa'out. gotta find ith.
there had to be something. some path she'd missed. a secret grotto, maybe. something.
redbird refused to leave colt behind but equally so, she refused to die here with him.