The results of the vote had seemingly concluded just in time for the sundering of the world. Aurelia looked out at the vast, broken expanse of the northern alpines, heart sinking as her gaze swept over the dozens of crackling blue fissures that had opened up in a single night. She had experienced every single dream up to this point, and for a long time, she simply chose to ignore them. She had other, more pressing matters to deal with than some vivid hallucination telling her to find special rocks.
Now it appeared to be very important indeed, and Aurelia realized the full weight of the situation at last.
Tiberii seemed happy, though. Shiloh had returned from whatever nonsense had whisked him away in the first place, and she hadn't seen her sister this happy since before he'd vanished. It was nice seeing her coming back around to her old self even if it was happening during the end of the world.
Do you remember what they're supposed to look like?she asked, rummaging with her paws in a heavy snowdrift. Aurelia was trying to look in the more obvious places, like around other, larger boulders and rocky outcroppings.
The stones, I mean. The... Runes.
She felt a knot form in her throat.
What if this was the end?
What if - oh, don't be so maudlin, she chastised herself - but still, what if this would be one of the last few moments they ever got to spend together?
What if...
She shook her head stubbornly.
I could use your muscle.
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