Sky Mesa silk & stone

no posting order! <3 i had an idea
edit: future-dating this for tomorrow/next day

when he quit that prison room a second time, khusobek made his choice with bullheaded anger. it was not impulsive; it was the overbearing act of a father who knew only one way to protect.

he bid @Safiya pack for a small excursion, an overnight camp along the desert's mesa. khusobek promised from there they might see the stars, and he did not lie.

it was @Machiavelli who he chose for the out-run, and as evening darkness gathered in maroon palms the sunlight of day, he pointed toward the far-distant shadow of akashingo. "do you see it, safiya?"