this is the road to ruin - anyone

[Kreios]

kreios don't you tame your demons, but always keep them on a leash I’ve heard unfamiliar voices in the Falls over the last few days; the result of Ygritte’s tireless recruiting, I’m sure. I still have hope the Uhrura will show up as well; the journey from the Field to the Falls is a short one, but full of rather curious distractions. I have been spending most of my time keeping watch at the borders, making sure that our small kingdom has not been breached by those that might wish us harm. We have no magical barrier, no glittering air filled with fire, no monstrous limestone or frozen wall; we have only nature and our senses to keep us safe. This spring has been rainy, and it is easy enough to tell if there have been trespassers. The only footprints I see today are the toed-hooves of the deer and elk that populate our kingdom; they have become much more plentiful once the wildcats had sensed competition and moved to the hills in the west. Having circled the entire kingdom – I’d started at dawn and it is midmorning, bright and sunny – I turn back toward the heart of the place, following the sound of the crashing water, and hoping that I come across a member of the kingdom, be it Ygritte or one of the newer recruits. The meadows that I walk through are full of wildflowers, and the tall grasses brushes against my pale legs pleasantly. The prints that I leave behind most strongly resemble a mountain lion, were a mountain lion three times the usual size and weighing over two tons.