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She looked across the horizon as the heat tor ripples through the air. The sun was barely up and already she knew today would be a trial. Taking in her arms the stones she had collected she ran down to the cavern where she made her home. There at the bottom of her home was a water hole. Taking the stones and grinding them up she mixed them with water and applied the mixture to her bare skin. Her face, body and hair were completely covered in the thick red paste. With that done she grabbed for the spears that she kept nearby and headed out towards the flat plane. The ground was hot under her feet and the paste quickly dried into stiff layer. The sounds of the transports were distant but familiar and A’lill knew better than to venture near there. Striding across the desert as she followed the tracks of her prey she went deep into her memory.
“Listen to that sound A’lill, that distant rumbling of the earth and the tearing of the air. That sound is of a different people with different ways, terrible ways. Though they may seem like gods, they are not. You must never believe that they are anything but people like us. They have no magic, and they have no favor in the heavens. They are just people, people who are lost.”


“A colorless odorless substance it is.” Said she with a smile as she put the white power into a vile. “It would serve you well to treat it with care. Heat will denature it easily, and water will dissolve it and potentially dilute it before it reaches its final destination.” She turned holding out the vial to the man. “Be wary it does its job quickly.”
“Yes Apothecary.” Said the figure taking the vial from the ominous wise woman. He bowed to her as he took the vial from her fingertips and kneeled at her feet. “I will be prudent with its use.” A smile flicked across the old woman’s lips as she put a hand on the mans head.
“Then go with my blessing.” She turned from him back to her workbench. The man got up and walked from the cold dark and dusty room and entered into the courtyard beyond. He looked prudently down at the vial in his hand as a smile crossed his lips. He moved along the cobble stone as the wind tussled his hair.


Blood dripped from his lips and slid down between them over his tongue and into his throat. It was salty and metallic tasting in a way that was oddly enticing. The blood was warm and the pain that came with it was new and enthralling. He took his aching lower lip into his mouth and sucked on it fully experiencing the taste and pain of the blood. He had never been allowed to let his lips chap like this before. He closed his eyes and made a soft whimpering sound as he bit softly on his lip. He was so thirsty, thirstier than he had ever felt before. His head ached and his mind was fogged. Such discomfort he had never felt. The new sensations at once made him wish once more for the way things once were, but yet also made him want to go on and learn that which was new. The colors and smells were worth the pain and fear that this new world brought him.
As he stared into the horizon a hand fell on his shoulder and he turned. He was not used to being touched in such a casual friendly manner but was begging to get used to it. For once in his life the person who touched him was someone he knew well and so the touch did not seem alien or empty. He looked at the familiar figure and a smile crept over his worn face. Though he felt terrible he knew that as long as he was with this figure he was alright. Pressing his shoulder back into his companions’ hand he stood up straighter.
“You look exhausted Liam” said the figure. “erhaps we should retire for now”. Liam shook his head and looked back down at the forest below.
“Not yet, the forest is too beautiful to abandon so readily Akran.” A smile crept over Akran’s features and he nodded and kneeled down beside Liam looking out over the cliffs edge.
“we must head back before sunset, we did not prepare well for this excursion. Your lips are bleeding again.” Liam looked down at Akran and smiled.
“I will be fine.” He said looking down at his companion.
“I know.” Said Akren smiling at Liam’s confidence.