[ Though the raven flies above, it's Rousma that leads him through the forest, a bounding blur of yellow fur, barking excitedly at the bird. It's no wonder she came wandering this way, he quickly realizes. Wanda's domain is far larger than his own, much more room to stretch her legs and little paths to explore. Her fur keeps her insulated from the growing cold.
He hadn't thought that she would still be there as the omens began to fade, and Horizon began to return to a relative normal. He'd been reluctant to return to his domain in those days after, expecting to find it empty.
Instead, there she was, sleeping under the tree. And what he'd felt to see her was a relief unavoidably entwined with guilt. Who thinks of their own sister and conjures a dog? Or why not see her as she was flesh and blood instead of the skeletal body that nuns left her with? If she's a manifestation of his mind and will, shouldn't he be able to make her whole?
His questions don't seem to bother this Rousma. Especially not right now, while she happily races toward the house.
He'd messaged Wanda to let her know they are coming. In his hand is a small basket of strawberries from his domain, crystalline and candy sweet. A gift. ]
meeting at her house
He hadn't thought that she would still be there as the omens began to fade, and Horizon began to return to a relative normal. He'd been reluctant to return to his domain in those days after, expecting to find it empty.
Instead, there she was, sleeping under the tree. And what he'd felt to see her was a relief unavoidably entwined with guilt. Who thinks of their own sister and conjures a dog? Or why not see her as she was flesh and blood instead of the skeletal body that nuns left her with? If she's a manifestation of his mind and will, shouldn't he be able to make her whole?
His questions don't seem to bother this Rousma. Especially not right now, while she happily races toward the house.
He'd messaged Wanda to let her know they are coming. In his hand is a small basket of strawberries from his domain, crystalline and candy sweet. A gift. ]
We are heres! [ Rousma announces. ]