Crispen
We climbed up the mountainside and found ourselves at the home of the Stellagazer. When everyone saw us, they smiled, thinking we'd returned victoriously. But soon, they realized, based on our demeanor, our wounds, and the number of men who returned, that this wasn't the case. My mother and Naya ran to us, 'what happened?' My mother asked us.
'Where's your father?' Naya asked Rose. We looked at each other before taking one another's hands. 'We weren't ready, mom,' I say.
'We failed,' Rose added. We begin recanting the events of the evening to them. Rose and me taking turns filling in information. I watch as Nikolas goes to Tabitha and sits with her. He looks how I feel, defeated. I see Logan, despondent with Mason holding him trying to help. As someone who witnessed their parent
