They say blood makes you related but
loyalty makes you family
Loren had managed to steel his expression into a neutral and unflinching mask as he stared into the water. However, Astra's concerned bleat, and the way she pressed herself against him betrayed how troubled he was by the visions the water showed him. Indeed, he rested a hand on her head as if that was all that was keeping him upright.
When Melita commented on the nature of the visions, he glanced at her. Then he shrugged. "Who knows? Maybe they just show visions from our subconscious, which can occasionally predict the future." He stared back into the puddle, and shivered when it showed him an Ursur with its jaws dripping with blood, Zariah looking down on it from a tower, her features totally impassive.
"Mostly it seems to show my fears and sorrows." It came out quietly, and tinged with shame.
When Melita commented on the nature of the visions, he glanced at her. Then he shrugged. "Who knows? Maybe they just show visions from our subconscious, which can occasionally predict the future." He stared back into the puddle, and shivered when it showed him an Ursur with its jaws dripping with blood, Zariah looking down on it from a tower, her features totally impassive.
"Mostly it seems to show my fears and sorrows." It came out quietly, and tinged with shame.
LOREN
