Dragoncrest Cliffs [m] to everyone, for helen

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it was enough for erzulie, who took merlin's trepidation for the air of an anxious boy. the obsidian closed her eyes a moment, drawing a breath, and then she sought to draw the redfur away, to the treeline where she would patiently sequester them both to teach and to please.
for such things there were few so forbearing as erzulie, who guided him through the routine her figure demanded of them both.
once, enough; she would linger for as long as merlin could remain in her company, and change both their paths for her own meandering own beside the water.