Dragoncrest Cliffs with a crew that’s bound to pack them in

dated 6/5/24 tags for reference but of course single replies welcome <3

something nagged at val’s mind as he escorted the twins away. he could not pin down the slippery thought long enough to examine it — it was silvery and elusive, like the flashing scales of a fish out of reach.

he made note to find @Kheviel - fearing finding her in a similar predicament. she was, thankfully, alive and well — though understandably taken aback by the news he shared.

he returned later to find @Etienne - the pair buried their packmate by the cliffs. for a long, solemn moment val counted the bodies here.

erzulie. rosalyn. raleska. kaertok. sobo. and now, cayetano.

he visited the graves of his mamans first. the pearl he’d placed gingerly atop their stone was gone — he wondered if it caught the attention of a bird in passing. put out by this, val turned back to cayetano’s grave. other than the seashells and flowers gathered by the kids, he had nothing to give to decorate the fresh grave.

val felt his stomach knife. he hoped cayetano liked the view.