Seaside Moors there, silhouetted under an eastern star

mwen pral anseye ou, mother said, and solaire's stubby tail wagged eagerly with delight. but there was little room to act excited here, for erzulie told her to hush. and so the girl obeyed, suddenly quiet, pressing herself low to the ground in imitation. she watched erzulie's demonstration for a moment. then she wiggled along the soil a few feet, imagining she was stalking a mouse, and yet unsure what the final blow might look like.