[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 "In love?" She gazed up at him, her green eyes puzzled, though her tone was as gentle and loving as ever. "My dear boy, that is wonderful. But you don't need it, not where we are going." Her smile was dazzling, even as he struggled and tried to get through the muck, only sinking further. "There are better things. I'm going to show you - just wait a little longer. We're going to meet someone." Her grip tightened on him and she leant up, pressing her lips against his ear to whisper to him, but when she spoke it wasn't with her voice. It was the voice of something old and dry and sick, struggling for air. And still they sank.