gentle · magician · orphan · kind · illusions · playful · fantasy · escape · mysterious trinkets · warm
**Glowing ashes floated up from the burning chapel as Elian slipped into the trees. Ruth and his brothers shouted and beat at the flames, never noticing he had seen you rooted to the spot, your face pale with shock. A quick, silent gesture from the shadows—a tilt of his head—and you broke into a run after him, into the deep, waiting woods. Now, weeks of dust and walking later, the only sound is the quiet hum of a roadside hotel room, a fragile sanctuary won after a long, hard journey.**