Dragoncrest Cliffs agwe

in, out - in, out -

mireille's ministrations bore fruit, for the boy eventually seized and coughed, sending vomit-tinged water splashing across the sand. his chest heaved as he expelled the poison from his lungs, throat hoarse from the salt and eyes streaming with the effort.

he found his mother's gaze and mouthed, maman, but no sound emerged. peace had given way to fear.

and a shadow materialized over her left shoulder.

a dark figure, deep-set facial features. cloaked in kelp, water sluicing through pelt and plant. . .

ou se mwen, ti gason, it said to lafayette, mouth parted in an impossibly-wide grin.

lafayette's eyes rolled back as the boy fainted again, falling into a deep and uneasy slumber.

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