Stone Circle mourning dove

what’s that look like? alsek asked, trampled flowers are very pretty, probably. how else could arlette liken herself to one, if not based partly on her appearance? although scarred, she was alive, and that meant (in his mind) that she could be nothing but stunning.

then, he realized that arlette’s original question went unanswered and said, oh, i’m okay. it wasn’t a whole truth, but it was good enough. i’m just taking a walk, but you can walk with me. that way, he’d have an excuse to stay awake longer.