Alpine Lake soon she shall give them

the courtesan paused, sides expanding with a breath that fell away into the halves of a sigh. "only de bear drove us away in de end." not rain, not the floods, and not the firebirds had threatened rusalka then.
but a bear. shades of ironsea. they had taken no chances this time around. 
erzulie reached to idly preen rosencrantz' shoulder. "we lost you an' tundra ' rowan all at de same time. i wish dat you would have said somet'ing. but i could not bring myself to hold anger all dis time. de past is de past. let it stay dere." voice warm as the harlot glanced up at their archangel and continued on.