Stavanger Bay they caught the katy, and left me a mule to ride

arcturus wondered briefly what hua's relation was to ying, but that thought was fleeting as she shared more information about his once-friend.

she had gone north. pregnant.

arcturus had not expected the instinctive boil of his blood, but the heat along his cheeks surged all the same. he assumed the worst, remembering how he had fought revui on the riverbanks that fateful night. "do not tell me, she bedded with my brother." his tone was terse, every bit as grim as hua's as he awaited her reaction.

if that was the case, she was a pregnant, empty soul indeed. empty of brains, empty of common sense -- and while arcturus' rage was unfounded, maybe it was kismet's way of getting his back.