Ouroboros Spine Won't be trouble in the world no more

He became used to the presence of Aapa, and when he vanished one morning it was a great surprise. The boy kept his ears trained upon the wind in case it had more secret words to share - but he did not hear anything except the rustle of the branches in the forest. When Sisamat went to peer outside, he found a sister already there.

Ma'goo. He hummed her name, a greeting. Settling beside her with his own watchful gaze, Sisamat warred with the same mixture of feelings: curiosity, discipline, awareness, adventure.

Their father wasn't here; maybe he meant for them to seek him out. We go? the boy stage-whispered, eyes bright.