Lion Head Mesa Medusoid Ostreatus

he was kind. too kind, perhaps, considering. it was a mistake to send only @Eset after him, for more reason than one—but had they of, more than @Nokht might have been stolen from them. would he understand? did he care to? 
Toula swallowed a sigh, settling down alongside him. would you share with me the last time you saw Eset? she asked quietly, watching him. ah, yes, despite the truth of the former sentiment she felt a fool for sending her friend alone! for not having another shadow her the moment news broke of her mission, and of the pale man’s absence.