Deimos
When nothing turned up again, the beast permitted the granules to loosen, sifting, then settling back into the ground, as though they’d been untouched, barely moved. A long sigh filtered through, and he rose back to his full height once more, head tilting at the crater, bothered that there’d been nothing to find. Perhaps others had been here before them, likely, given the distance traveled, and had scoured the scene well beforehand – leaving naught behind. Or maybe there simply wasn’t anything to salvage; no additional knowledge, no portions to be uncovered. Another segment and mystery he wasn’t inclined to enjoy or relish. Not when it could mean too many things.
His gaze went back to Liam, mouth moving into a straight, reticent line. “I do not. Do you?” A similar dead-end. Narrowing his eyes and adjusting them towards the horizon, some manner and matter of pettiness lingered within; but didn’t relegate or meander through his voice. “Sunjata has the Refuge here. He might have been able to see something.” If he’d even been here during LongNight – though given Ru’s lack of appearance during the timeframe, he’d wager a bet on such factors.
His gaze went back to Liam, mouth moving into a straight, reticent line. “I do not. Do you?” A similar dead-end. Narrowing his eyes and adjusting them towards the horizon, some manner and matter of pettiness lingered within; but didn’t relegate or meander through his voice. “Sunjata has the Refuge here. He might have been able to see something.” If he’d even been here during LongNight – though given Ru’s lack of appearance during the timeframe, he’d wager a bet on such factors.
we exhume our enemy's bones
we are battling, hungry beasts
we are battling, hungry beasts
