Hollowing souls, blood on the breeze

Ludo hummed an amused agreement back at Safrin - they did sound just like the mortals, and it found itself struggling to care these days. Safrin undermined and worked her hypocrisy into quietly rebelling against the situation. Ludo grew lethargic in its own inertia. "But if they understand what they are fighting them perhaps the next ones along might figure it out. Or the next, or the next, until no blame can be attributed to you at all." It was a good idea and Ludo almost wished it had thought of it first. The boy had flown there, and had found nothing. Ludo shrugged. "Now he knows that the answers he seeks to not lie without," it said. "Do not begrudge them their attempts, especially when they fail. Besides... they said they will try it again at Flowerbirth. I will be there. Will you?" LUDO Braved the forests, braved the stone Braved the icy winds and fire Braved and beat them on my own