6/4/2026, 3:42 PM
Khyan and Idalie are visiting Satriya, View Infected to see. current thread takes place a few days after the infected thread.
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You're here for a reason but you don't know why
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The pyramid was a curious sight.
From the volcano, Khyan had seen its peak countless times rising above the horizon, but he'd never cared enough to ask about it, let alone visit. Standing before it now was different. The sheer scale of it stole his breath away, ancient stone stretching toward the heavens in a way that made him feel impossibly small.
Yet there was something—someone—far more capable of taking his breath.
She was brighter than the sun itself, sweeter than honeysuckle in bloom. Idalie.
Oh, Idalie.
Khyan had hardly left her side since arriving. The few times he had wandered off were only to hunt for her, though traversing the endless dunes proved far more difficult than expected. The shifting sands dragged at his paws and sapped his energy, so more often than not he settled for helping where he was needed and keeping a watchful eye on Tyra whenever she wasn't beside the healer or Amon.
Now he carried a freshly caught Crested Screamer in his jaws as he made his way back across the dunes. His tail waved proudly above his hips, confidence evident in every step despite the lingering heat that seeped from the sand into his pads.
His nostrils flared, drawing in the countless scents woven through the territory. Wolves. Old trails. New trails. Strange scents he couldn't place.
And that odd deer-looking thing.
Except it was far too bulky to actually be a deer.
What was it?
Could he kill it?
What did it taste like?
Would it be chewy?
Il mio sole!
The words emerged muffled around the bird hanging limp from his jaws.
The sun had long since disappeared beyond the horizon, yet the sand still held the day's warmth. His gaze swept across the sea of gold until it found her at last.
Immediately, his expression softened.
There she was.
His darling.
His warmth.
Like sunlight on a bitter winter morning, she chased away the cold that settled deep within his bones, the kind left behind by harsh winds and lonely nights. Amid all the gold of the desert, she was the only thing his eyes truly sought.
