Legacies of light

Interlude 2.12: The pyres of samhain part 6

-Break-

Two days later

In the river, I see, right next to Aurelius. We race to see who can reach Lillian and Claudia the faster.

We swim with all our hearts as we race down the river, but in the end, I lose to Aurelius.

He jumps out of the river next to Lillian and screams, "THIS IS THE POWER OF LOVE."

"Yes, yes, you big dumb idiot."

Reaching out my hand, I say, "So what if you won I will simply win next time."

Suddenly all three of them stare at me, and then Claudia says, "That won't be happening."

Knocking my arm away, Aurelius says, "You haven't forgotten."

Lillian says, "The way you abandoned all of us."

"I didn't."

"You coward."

"You traitor."

"You fool."

"Die."

"Die."

"Die."

From the ground I jump up and almost throw up.

-Break-

Location: Campsite

Stepping to the front of the line with Charles not far behind me, I stretched out my hands, and the beastkin in front of me gave me winter clothes, and moments later Charles was given these clothes by the same beastkin.

Rubbing my face