Ankyra Sound a sea serpent screams

Astera had drifted down to the beach and grotto, only to Caiaphas's final resting place in absolute disarray. Her skeleton taken on a winding shape, rather fitting for the serpentine woman. Was this some ghastly joke?

No. NO. The pale woman knew right away who's bones they were, with her familial kin tucked safely away in their earthy graves. An ugly scream tore from her throat, as flames of collected rage and sorrow charred at her fraying sanity. One ill omen after another...

The seafarer turned towards the treeline, striding towards it with unbridled determination.