Arrow Lake velut

and so he picked the bird up.

a symbol.

he strided in on legs too tall for such gauntness. still he did not speak, but he settled near.

then began silent work.

one feather at a time, one feather became many. a pile between him and germanicus. a mountain, if you would.

he broke a bare piece off and set it there upon the bed of feathers. intended for the stony man if he had stayed near.

he did not feel so at odds with the man anymore.