Neverwinter Forest When I was a child, I heard voices

she thought of the seal hunter. it melted away into sunshine.

she thought of the bear faced hunter. it melted away into this autumn mountain of a man.

suddenly there was nothing and no one. suddenly she was not plagued by the spirits and the world slipped into peaceful oblivion. yet they were alive. two heart beats brought close.

he was new and yet she thought she had seen him forever. something unspoken, maybe something largely imagined. she did not want him to leave her alone, to let the cold air brush between them. she sought to place herself into his hold without a second thought.

she wished to know him.

she wished to be known.

reckless, whispered her spirit. fire starter, whispered her heart.