Gaia
It took me the better part of an hour, but I finally tracked Khason’s scent, through the forest, down to the edge of the river. There was a bend, upon which was erected a beautiful little gazebo. Lights were strung along the roof, but they were not on. Instead, the Beta sat on the bench inside the dark gazebo, staring out at the gurgling expanse of water before him, unmoving. With his feet up on the bench, arms wrapped around them, I got a glimpse of the youthfulness of him that had long since been stolen by his responsibilities, by what he had lived through.
Though my feet crunched through the rocks as I made my way to him, he did not move, did not turn towards me, even as I climbed the three stairs and stepped into the gazebo. I hesitated for a moment, watching. But he did not tak
