[PQ] Into the Woods Without Delay

YOU SAID THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE MOON IT ROSE TOO SOON AND WE'RE DOING WHAT WE SHOULD Amalia continues to sit in tense silence, watching the exchange through attentive black eyes. The forest will continue to spit them out... Of course it will, the girl thinks bitterly, long tail snapping once more at the ground. They we're never meant to be part of this- The wider world, the Old Ones' creation, from which they had been segregated for so long. No doubt the woods we're another protection, another shield placed by Vi to keep the blight of the Ascendeds out. Like Jigano, she bristles slightly at the thought that the Northaveners have already been into the woods. The world continues to love them more than its own children, the woods extending to them an open embrace. When Jigano asks for direction, she is swift to add her voice, motivated in equal parts NY envy and curiosity. What do you want, to tell us the way? Amalia asks, large eyes blinking slowly as she regards the fox. a m a l i a You said it's life that moves too much We're losing touch But I'm not losing you