[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 As his struggles became more pronounced she wound her arms further about him, fingers playing through his curls, her free hand smoothing out a crease in his shirt. He panicked - she calmed. Not long now. "Remi, my dear boy... I'm dead. You know that," she said, her accent lilting around his name. "And so are you." She smiled sweetly; the sucking muck was grabbing at the backs of his thighs now, fighting to grab him and pull him down further. "Well... not quite yet. But soon. Then we'll be together, and I can take care of you. You'll never feel alone, ever again. I'll be there for you, always."