Two Eyes Cenote calling the scarlet sands

Raiyuk, along with @Seal and @Heph, felt himself almost herded in to the space where the coronation was to be held. He did not understand what it was he witnessed, only that there were songs with words he did not know, and things spoken for lengths of time. It did remind him keenly of the death dirge of the moon villages — the only thing he could compare this to. From the words and songs to the gathering bodies, and then to see the open sky above with many stars and a bright moon shining, it felt to him so familiar and yet so foreign all at once. He knew they were not singing death songs, yet Raiyuk expected to see the sweeping green of the northern lights. Instead, there was a hungry wind picking up. These voices seemed to him to be a spell, trying to quell the night, before the full celebration.

There was a girl at the front — perhaps no older than himself? He could not tell really; there were too many other bodies, and smells, and goings-on between, to distract him. He leaned close to Seal to say something but a stranger was already speaking to her (@Chani) and at once he felt protective, possessive, and overwhelmed, so he withdrew with a furrow to his brow. There were guards to protect them here; servants flitted about with food and drink; it was safe, he need not be on guard. Still, Raiyuk took his duties very seriously (especially after what had happened to Marina, which was fresh in his mind).

Raiyuk was slow to accept any food, and was suspicious (and curious) of the fermented things being shared. He was observing the crowd, witness to a few people slipping away and feeling a striking jealousy for their freedom, when the crowd gave a cheer; he jumped in his skin, and looked sheepishly to Seal. There was so much going on in this place that Raiyuk did not know what to do with himself! He had thought the village was a busy place, but compared to this...?!