Neverwinter Forest kiiksiugun ⊎

aiolos had never made such a sound like that in all his life, and kukutux was upon her feet before she comprehended, a spike of pain cutting along her hip. a step, hurried, and another; she forced herself to a jerky stop, and then she — she could not.

the duck fair flew to the lakeshore, where aiolos streamed with water and shuddered; kukutux went to him at once, wending her arms tightly around his neck. heedless of how quickly her own pelt would take the drink of the lake, she looked now with a quiet sound for panuk, motioning him close.

"stay with your pappóus."

her voice was desperate.

perhaps now, ear flicking as kigipigak broke the surface of the lake a second time, numbly reaching to touch callyope with a hand that felt nothing;

so quickly the world narrowed, and her legs tangled with one another, almost forcing a stumble as she approached the shallows of the glowing water.

she knew.

she knew.

she knew.

and yet her mind could not understand.