Hold fast till the brink of daylight
Out on the water, Noah was no longer able to communicate verbally with the two men -- abandoned and accepted -- but as he lifted his eyes to Iskra, once, there were no words needed. A nod passed between them. Then he continued.
The steam curled around him as if greeting an old acquaintance and he lowered his head to fill the first bucket. He dipped it, slow and steady, so the heat wouldn’t slosh up and scald. He stepped back and swung his head toward Iskra, offering the bucket. Another bucket waited. Another bucket filled. The rhythm settled fast: dip, carry, pass; dip, carry, pass.
Glacier eyes found Iskra's again when he spoke, and Noah offered an equine like snort, showing the humor he found in the abandond's comment about Frey. But his ears flicked, too, flattening for a moment before lifting again, showing that he too, was interested in what a Ludo spring would look like. He didn't have much experince with the herald outsied of the lantern festival, having been chosen once years ago. He turned his eyes to Damien, wondering what the accepted thought.
The steam curled around him as if greeting an old acquaintance and he lowered his head to fill the first bucket. He dipped it, slow and steady, so the heat wouldn’t slosh up and scald. He stepped back and swung his head toward Iskra, offering the bucket. Another bucket waited. Another bucket filled. The rhythm settled fast: dip, carry, pass; dip, carry, pass.
Glacier eyes found Iskra's again when he spoke, and Noah offered an equine like snort, showing the humor he found in the abandond's comment about Frey. But his ears flicked, too, flattening for a moment before lifting again, showing that he too, was interested in what a Ludo spring would look like. He didn't have much experince with the herald outsied of the lantern festival, having been chosen once years ago. He turned his eyes to Damien, wondering what the accepted thought.
Where the shadow proves the sunshine
