Dragoncrest Cliffs dominus vobiscum

it was not in sobeille’s nature to afford empathy, yet even she was nearly moved by Lafayette’s show of grief.

coming to a halt as the wind shivered through the sequoias leering above them, sobeille’s eye was drawn to the winged shadow landing noisily in the branches above.

dey will come. sobeille assured, gaze glinting with hardness. we will get maman, chani, an’ tante back.

left unsaid was what sobeille would do to the pirates when it came time to raid the raiders.