Dragoncrest Cliffs èzili dantò

set feb 8 after raid - real quick, can be read-only or one-response

the shell-shocked lafayette had taken a day or two to regroup. at twilight on the third day, he emerged breathing fire.

he called for @Shadess (and @Tousaint, too, though to his consternation, he'd found his brother's scent fleeing rather than fighting). once they were assembled, he turned to them, eyes full of angry tears.

we have to do somet'ing, lafayette declared, muzzle wrinkled in a snarl. we have to get our family back.

he knew the numbers were against them, but he'd had time to think it over—to decide what to do next. we met our allies at de gatherin', before winter came, he went on. wolves dat could help us. i will go. i know de way dere.

myriad questions rippled through his mind. what if no one else wanted to help? what if the pirates' numbers were too strong? what if—

lafayette swallowed, not even wanting to consider the worst of possibilities.

no, he must remain strong. the women of sapphique had been brave beyond measure, and now, it was his turn. their turn.

i'm goin' now, he gravely concluded.