Phantom Hollow [m]aybe it's me

@Reverie
slightly mature themes way below

down in the flatlands, she watched the wildlife prepare for changes.

she noted the way the plains had emptied and how it seemed as if they held no close neighbors beyond the vale wolves. she swore that if she squinted hard enough, she might spot the great presence of akashingo far from here.

she could do no such thing, but its presence bore down upon her like a smiting all the same.

into the hollow she disappeared to follow a trail. the land grew thick around her, swallowed her presence until it seemed the outside world was muffled. here she could hear the movement of everything in a way that seemed startling in such silence.

it meant she, too, could be heard.

it unsettled her enough that she slowed her pace into a prowl.