[PQ] underground, the stars are legend

Lily sing me a song of a lass that is gone She almost walks past it - almost. But who could walk past an opening in a wall and not look inside, even a pair such as them, so intent on following the stars. She pauses after Seiji does, jerking her body back and holding her firebrand aloft, to cast more light into the dark side-hole. The stars move on, leaving them behind. Welp. The decision has been made, it seems. They will have to either follow the path in their own time or head back out the way they came. Seiji pulls her attention back from the blackness of the star’s wake to the creature before them. And while Lily personally finds the thing revolting in every way (vomit, tears, warts, and blindness? He is either the most unfortunate creature or suffering from some kind of curse. In this moment, Lily knows she almost should never have children), but her heart also breaks a little, to see something so pathetic. No, they are in silent agreement; they cannot press on just yet. “Or hungry?” she adds quickly, rolling another seed and nut butter ball along the ground towards it. “Please,” Lily says as she squats down, making herself smaller. “If you help us, we will do something for you in return.” Tit for tat. Good deeds should always be rewarded. merry of soul, she sailed on a day over the sea to Skye