Chapter 307: Hollow

~ LHARS ~

Lhars hadn't seen Kyelle all day. He'd caught her scent once—she must have left the trough just before he arrived, which made him wonder if she'd smelled him coming and left on purpose.

He'd spent the day running back and forth between the City and the village, making sure the resources they needed were reaching the Chimera at the City, making sure the village still looked inhabited in case the humans arrived. He'd kept himself as busy as he could, and still his thoughts had been tormented.

He kept seeing Kyelle in the water, eyes wide, recoiling from him. Running from him. Fleeing. So desperate not to get close to him that she almost fell over her own feet.

He kept hearing her hushed, "It's too soon, I can't!"

Kept hearing the snap of her wings as she tore through the air to get away from him.