Duskfire Glacier And the walls keep tumbling down

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His progress was cut short when another scent - or rather, the timid sound of approaching steps - drew him away. With a slow turn Malachi stole a glance at his approacher, and when his eyes met Tuwawi he repositioned himself to face her. Surprise stole the worry from his eyes, but he did not approach her as he had upon her first return, when he'd met her with delighted leaps and bounds. Her weary eyes were enough to make him still, and he lowered his gaze in respect for the once radiant queen.

"Hey," he greeted softly. He did not think it necessary to ask what she was looking for. Maera would be somewhere at the end of this trail, and he assumed she was the mother's pursuit. Instead he found his eyes drawn to that strange shape around her neck, and his gaze lingered there before he forced them away, unwilling to stare.