Duck Lake and we'd break under the weight of any pain that ever came in this life

@Tashkent i am not ok with tashkent's most recent RO!!!
indra hadn't caught the feigned compassion - to her it looked real as the earth they stood upon, hard and firm and existent. she nodded, appreciating the token of empathy -- it sucked, frankly -- and lucas' departure had taken a toll on bearclaw as a whole.

"thank you. i appreciate it." indra murmured, feeling her guard could be let a little bit down around this coy empress - there was something about tashkent that seemed so quick and catty and raw that indra aspired to, and while they exchanged pleasantries a little longer, the redleaf was in truth sorry to see her go. as she made for home, she wondered if she would ever see that brown devil again -- and quietly, hoped that would be the case.

now the wren has gone to roost and the sky is turning gold,
and like the sky, my soul is also turning.