Barrier Gulch [m] Asp

The Gods in their cruelty will not let her alone. Shadows lurch over her limp body, the shame of impotence open for public mockery. Eset wreathes tighter around herself, cheeks streaming with fresh tears. Delirium burns her mind. If she had recognized his scent, grief would not allow her to place it. Blood is in her nose and an empty space in her arms. It hurts so much, and no one can make it right.

Mustering what little is left of her strength, the coy sucks a lungful of metallic air and liberates it in one raw cry.

“Leave me.”