She shivered, clutching her traveling cloak to her shoulders. They were covered in a sea of mists, the boat tossing tumultuously in the black water. It wasn’t long before they glided towards a land mass, stopping on the rocks. Krishani stepped out, water splashing onto his boots as he held a hand out for her. She took it idly and skipped limberly over the rocks. She climbed the sloping shores and stopped, pressing her forehead into the grass. Her whole body ached with grief. Home, she couldn’t go home to the apple orchards, the waterfall, the lake, Evennses. A hollow feeling swept through her. There was a time when she wanted to show Krishani the forests of her youth, and now she wouldn’t ever get that chance. Footsteps crunched beside her and Krishani crouched. She glanced at him, a reproachful look on her face.“It’s going to rain soon,” Krishani said; his eyes were on the clouds before she could speak.Kaliel pushed herself to her feet, using Krishani to brace herself. Her legs felt like rubber and nothing was stopping her from crumbling into a pile of dust.
