her frown is deep, twitched only by a wince when the play of light across his coat stings her eye.
as he leans in, she leans away.
his promises are hours old to her.
as he leans in, she leans away.
vanished?in moments? she couldn't have held her breath so long! did she lose consciousness, and was pulled away by some underground current? yes, that makes enough sense. and she desperately needs things to make sense.
well, be it so, i suppose we're back to where we started.she gestures at the sand all around.
this doesn't much look like "north" to me.
his promises are hours old to her.
and please, don't tell me you're seeing this too-now her fingers wiggle towards the looming pyramid.
or i'll think we've both gone mad from your barbarous sun magic.
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