[God Quest] I'll bring you further roses, but it does you no good

ludo Braved the forests, braved the stone Braved the icy winds and fire Braved and beat them on my own The lantern bobbed and weaved and danced betwen the branches. Deeper, darker. No birdsong, no movement in trees as black and still as corpses. But still, the light invited. Until it went out entirely. The darkness collapsed in for a moment, then dispersed in a sudden eruption of glowing orbs. Fireflies, hundreds of them, settling in Remi's hair and in the crisp fall of leaves all around. Ahead, the lantern bloomed to life again. It sat aglow in the hands of a woman. Olive skinned, with a crown of curls as wild and untamed as the son she had given them to, she placed the lantern down at her feet and straightened once more to open her arms to him, a dazzling smile creasing the corners of green, green eyes. "Remi. My sweet boy, I'm here."