Seren
The world was a blur of water and light, of encroaching darkness. And pain. In her head, in her lungs. In her limbs as the chill of the water bit into her skin, zapping away her warmth a little more with each passing moment. If she had been coherent, there were a number of ways in which she could have saved herself, but Seren couldn't think clearly enough, couldn't focus enough to draw on her will.
She was but a piece of driftwood hurtling along with the river's flow. There was a lesson to learn from that, if she survived the experience. And it was an if, her odds dwindling a little more for every breath she couldn't take. Darkness was coming. The water rose up around her. Or was she sinking? Perhaps this was the end. What all that her mother's grand promises amounted to. Perhaps her one purpose in life was to cause her parents grief. Oh, Father... she was so sorry.
And then someone was there. Something that made the water splash and crest over her head. A big bulky body collided with her, and Seren felt the brush of soft fur, deep and plush as it passed over her fingers. An instinct made her grab it and then she just held on. Hard, desperate, because her life did depend on it.
She was but a piece of driftwood hurtling along with the river's flow. There was a lesson to learn from that, if she survived the experience. And it was an if, her odds dwindling a little more for every breath she couldn't take. Darkness was coming. The water rose up around her. Or was she sinking? Perhaps this was the end. What all that her mother's grand promises amounted to. Perhaps her one purpose in life was to cause her parents grief. Oh, Father... she was so sorry.
And then someone was there. Something that made the water splash and crest over her head. A big bulky body collided with her, and Seren felt the brush of soft fur, deep and plush as it passed over her fingers. An instinct made her grab it and then she just held on. Hard, desperate, because her life did depend on it.
It's written in the stars above
Exactly who we are is just enough
Exactly who we are is just enough
