Witch's Marsh hearts / wires

set for immediately after this thread! making some assumptions, for @Dinah

silence enveloped them for awhile.

one-eyed woman was left to her own devices. and dinah, understandably shaken, followed him in concern.

but he offers her no explanations. only a request, to follow.

so they walk. on and on; endlessly.

until his sootblack legs grow weary and he finds himself at odds again with a mind-numbing headache. the berserker is left no choice other than to rest. 

he slows to a stop beneath the shade of a tall maple.

the marsh’s lush grasses are cool against his undersides. his tongue lolls from his mouth as he glances to see if dinah will join him.