Broken Antler Fen grow back your sharpest teeth

No time to fathom it, the coy eyes fly wide and she shoves back abruptly, feet already finding shaky steps that would bring her to Khusobek in the south, the blood draining from her face.

Meseba goes on, breaths curdling to sobs. A hollow tearing opens the chest where her heart and lungs should be. Tavina.

“No,” her chokes are agonizing, “no. She needs me.” Eset's pacing turns wild, eyes raking the grass.

“Meseba. Please take Machi to Akashingo. His leg is badly injured. He needs rest, not to be thrown into another conflict. I have to go to Muat-riya.”

There was no waiting for response, the legs beneath her fell into a lope.