Whitebark Stream cerno

quick cameo :)

aphrodite's scoldings echoed through his mind, but alsek could not stop his curiousity. he crept toward the border where the call was heard and hid within the budding branches of a nearby bush. moments later, artyom arrived, and the pair went on in some inaudible conversation.

alsek tried to watch the movements of either adult's mouth, mimicking the patterns to himself. he wondered what things they might be talking about— the blackbird went on imagining strange tales of the dark adventurer.