Luneshale Pass pantano

Probably last from Nokht as he gets whisked away with Qiao

Blood thrummed in his ears. His eyes were open but that didn't mean he took in his surroundings. Everything was just a panicked blur.

One moment, he maintained the innocence of youth, the next, he was thrust into horrors he struggled to understand. Nobody had spoken to him about death. Nobody had told him how badly the world could hurt you. He never would've gone outside. 

And why would they have? Is it not the responsibility of the adults to allow children their innocence? He was too young for any of this.

Mom.

He thought of Nazli.

A true irony, given that his real mother was here, fighting, risking her life for a boy who knew nothing of their connection. And what would she get from it? Her son's terrified gaze as he was swept up again. God his neck hurt. But it was like a bug bite in the face of everything.

If those monsters took him again, then this was it. He thrashed all he could with his fading strength, it was his first response, any jaws that grasped him now brought nothing but terror.

The fight in him would all but fade as they ran, and then it was lights out.