Qeya River briar hearts

if this isn't ok, i'm happy to remove <3

she did not know if her soul would mend as her flesh had begun to.

it was not just sun eater who stirred with restlessness. she could not sleep through the pain anymore and the desire to be free of the cavern for just a moment was too grand. she had sorted through plants and dared to test them for herself. the first had wrought an ache through her abdomen.

the second brought sweet relief that warmed her more than any fire ever could. it gave her the belief that she could do anything she had the desire for.

like walk among the clan.

fresh pika had captured her attention first. she did not know why sun eater kept her fed, brought a healer to her abode. she thought if the man wanted her to march this badly then he must have seen something beneath her skin. she did not think of how that thought scared her more than death.

nor was there much thought in how she followed his scent now. it led her to a further relief in the form of icy water. she thought she saw him out there like some kind of vodník. yet there was no fear in her to see him now.

she slid within the icy waters and found herself punched by a gasp, too.