[PQ] Don't Fear the Reaper

The task he shared with Kiada passed in comfortable quiet, Caiside staying shifted and silent, not sure if his thoughts would pass to the other attuned, and unwilling to go through the hassle of being hitched to the sled again. He notices, peripherally, that there is something going on between Melita and Kiada, but it is not his business, not really. He just hopes Jigano has some kind of plan to handle it, if they have to work more closely for the rest of construction. He isn’t given much time to dwell on the idea though, not when it comes to mind so close to the end of their haul. Just when something goes wrong. He feels more than hears the snap, the sudden uneven weight distribution and the lightening of the sled. Ears swivel back faster than his head does, but Caiside doesn’t need to look to turn. He tries to change the direction of the sled, to prevent any more loss, while at the same time trying to pulls the sled to a less treacherous path. There is little he can do about what’s already fallen, unless Kiada has a solution. Caiside I have never been allowed to be Holy, I have never been forgiven for Wanting;