K O A
and they will shake their heads
and wag their bony fingers
and wag their bony fingers
Koa is on a task from his father when he bumps into the caretaker of the Celestine. Not literally - he has more tact than that - but it would be a lie to say there wasn't some calculation behind his pathing, nor is it a total coincidence when he finds himself standing beside her, admiring jewelry in a store.
"Great pieces, right?" The young soldier's voice is conversational, warm, his smile bright on his youthful face. "My pops says he's a whiz with silver, though his filigree could use some work." He says this with the simple, sage authority of a boy who grew up around craftspeople and couldn't make a birdhouse if his life depended on it.
"Great pieces, right?" The young soldier's voice is conversational, warm, his smile bright on his youthful face. "My pops says he's a whiz with silver, though his filigree could use some work." He says this with the simple, sage authority of a boy who grew up around craftspeople and couldn't make a birdhouse if his life depended on it.
in all the wrong directions—
and by daybreak we'll be gone
and by daybreak we'll be gone
