Firestone Hot Springs morning star

he opened his eyes after some time. who was sulukinak to command him? cen eyed her for a long and silent moment, then nodded. "you will only hunt for me once. maybe twice. after that, we hunt together. it is lanzadoii." it was the way of the long march.

cen crouched between the steaming pools and waited for her to be gone. wisps of white eddied around his figure, transforming here and there into faces. eyes. mouth.

red leaf looked coldly back through the hot paleness. cen's lip curled even as his heart beat with pain and longing.

when sulukinak came back, it was to see him dip his head below the surface of another pool, teeth gritting bubbles as the hot water ate at the infection.