Neverwinter Forest kiiksiugun ⊎

Their worry could be felt on the air. It clouded the young wolf’s mind, casting him in a deep and contemplative silence. All of them stressed over Ariadne. All of them had been searching for her, desperate to find where she had gone. Pan wished to assure them! He wanted them to know that all was well. Aunt Ariadne danced upon the surface of the water with her friend. She had become part of the magic of the natural world.

Yet he was not given the opportunity to ease their worries. The group of them plodded on for a short time before Kukutux paused and spoke to Pan, asking if he might hang back for a bit and wait with her. She insisted that the others could look at the lake and she could rest. Though his initial instinct was to insist that they press on - the lake was not far - he recalled that he had made a promise to the other boy.

Keep gramma safe and bring her home.

Okay, gramma. We can stay here for a little bit. You want me to catch you some food?

The earthy brown boy smiled up at the Moonwoman, eager to please. Eager to remove the horrible sadness from her bright green eyes.