» every broken promise

EVEN THE STARS THEY BURN. I’d been distracted. I knew that was dangerous in a place like this. That and I had two little sisters to look out for.  So far there’d been no sign of Mama, Papa or the rest of the family.  I suppose our family was a little more unorthodox looking now, but things like that seemed less important now than they might have been before.  At least I had family left. From what I was learning of the rift, we were lucky to even be able to claim that much. Of course, that didn’t extinguish the pain of my own losses. The loss of Grandmother Moon was still raw. Every time I closed my eyes, her death replayed over and over behind my eyelids - unable to be chased away by will alone. And then there was the loss of Virga. It seemed coming here made the loss of him more final, somehow.  How would he ever find us in this place? I bit my lip absentmindedly.  It was easy to be caught in the loss, but I needed to focus on what I had right before my eyes.  My sisters.  They needed me, depended on me in a way that no one else did. That gave me strength in this strange new world.   My silver eyes sought out my sisters immediately and I sent Everly off to fine Neaera as soon as I found Savera, who had already found herself a companion. A friendly one, I hoped.  I made my way to them quickly, but quietly, drawing to a halt at Savera’s side.  I dropped my nose on the filly’s withers before looking up at the stranger.  “Vera, who’s your friend?” I asked, softly, before my gaze was drawn to Kaos. My gut still rolled at the sight of him, but I knew better than to raise my voice or say anything foolish. Now was not the time to get myself killed. ”Bonelights?” I questioned, “I wonder what they’re for...” I spoke aloud, but as soon as the words left my lips I realized I didn’t really want to know the answer. - V E S P E R -

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