Lion Head Mesa puppy

the people of the mountain had their beliefs too. not in the sun, like this palace in the desert. their superstitions were somehow far more commonplace — but still odd to drusk, who had found ways to thwart their more bestial laws, and find a kindship with that harsh reality. he wondered if he could do the same here, except it was hard to fathom a god who lived in the sky, who had no true form; and beyond that, the desert people held many gods at their hearth.

drusk was learning every day that this sun god was not the only one, but he was some sort of king.

the woman, the Tiger, was silent; and so was he.