Blacktail Deer Plateau XXXI

Lilia travelled quietly once they got moving. Now that things were really happening, it began to dawn on her that this might not seem as simple or exciting as she wanted it to be. Or maybe she was just rattled by the sound Masque made when they coughed.

She stayed far away from the other youth, not wanting to catch whatever sickness it was that they had. She wondered to herself if it made any sense to bring them along, sick as that. But if Avicus had seen any threat to their presence, she would’ve said something.

The plateau loomed; Lilia leered, whiskers pushing forward as she waited for the next command or explanation.