Ocean's Breath Plateau I want a heart unbreakable

The dark crept in, and the stars glimmered like a threat from above. The air within the lodge had turned suffocating, and so Marina finally braved the night in favor of a moment alone. It'd been weeks since she'd dared to stand under the stars.

@Dutch's presence within the lodge weighed heavily on her. Marina had not spoken to him directly. The fire of her season and the lingering wariness of unknown men had kept her back; occupied with her husband, with Tullik, with anyone else. Yet she thought of him now, wondered if he meant to return. To stay.

She'd seen how he looked at her. Marina couldn't help but question if he would still look favorably upon her when her season had passed. Would she want that? Frustration filled her, and she cast her gaze defiantly skyward as if to kill any thoughts of the future with remnants of the past.

Immediately she was filled with unwelcome memories. The stars; that night. Her eyes filled with tears.