The Unimaginable

There was no response to his call, which Sam supposed was to be expected; he closed the door behind him and stepped in. There was a chance Remi wasn't here, but he had to look everywhere first. As it turned out, Remi was there. It took Sam a moment to register the lion sleeping before the fire as Remi, but when he did his heart sank. He hadn't known what to expect, but there was something about the lone (or so he thought, until he saw Aoife) creature before the fire that was distinctly sad. Softly taking steps forward, he knelt behind Remi and slowly placed a hand on the lion's back, spoke quietly: "Remi? It's Samuel. I'm here to help, if you need it." Samuel The Sun's rim dips; the stars rush out; At one stride comes the dark;