Dragoncrest Cliffs mwen pa kapab

ma fanmi danced in his dreams. she guided him down gilded pathways, through the tall trees and along the cliffs they called home. even back into the roja den. . .which was where he found himself upon waking, his mother offering treaties.

mmm, t'ank you, manman, lafayette said fervently, lapping up the eggs without a second thought. he cast an eye toward his waking siblings, then toward lucette, still mostly out of it.

manman, why she not wakin' up? he asked, brows furrowing.

it had been days, days, since their foray into the turbulent sea. with each hour lucette slept, lafayette felt guilt. she had gone after him, said val—and so any illness she took on was his fault. 

he bit his bottom lip, feeling awfully vulnerable.