I'm gonna take what comes my way
Only a night had passed since they brough the luxere home. it was only enough for the crew to get rested, and for the soldiers coming in for the night watch to be briefed by Deimos.
Marcus would have liked to say he made it back to the springs at the first light of the day, but the wear and tear the journey of bringing the herd in had put on his body had nearly made the boy sleep for an entire day. In fact, he might have if Margot hadn't pulled him from his bed and pushed him out the door to meet Amhran.
Now, he lingered at the edge of the pool, boots half-sunk into thawing ground, watching the way heat rippled across the surface of the water. Nearby, the luxere herd stood calm and close, their antlers casting a gentle, celestial glow over their enclosure. He adjusted the strap of his pack and rolled his shoulders, still sore from the road and the work that had come before.
Marcus would have liked to say he made it back to the springs at the first light of the day, but the wear and tear the journey of bringing the herd in had put on his body had nearly made the boy sleep for an entire day. In fact, he might have if Margot hadn't pulled him from his bed and pushed him out the door to meet Amhran.
Now, he lingered at the edge of the pool, boots half-sunk into thawing ground, watching the way heat rippled across the surface of the water. Nearby, the luxere herd stood calm and close, their antlers casting a gentle, celestial glow over their enclosure. He adjusted the strap of his pack and rolled his shoulders, still sore from the road and the work that had come before.
Marcus
