Firefly Glen ivalu ✦

he too had come from mountains and rivers, and kukutux listened raptly as dirge described his homeland. she had not heard so many words from him, but they did not rush like falling water. instead, the snowduck found that her leader was as kept and controlled as the other men of moonspear. 

they kept themselves beneath their tongue, though dirge seemed passionate in his creation of images for her. "even if you do not remember it all, it seems to remain in your heart," she ventured, wondering if her suggestion would be seen as insult. "some seconds i wish to go home, and then others i know all i have come to love is here."