Chapters: 9/9 Fandom: The Wingfeather Saga - Andrew Peterson, the wingfeather saga - andrew peterson (books) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Artham Wingfeather & Esben Wingfeather Characters: Artham Wingfeather, Esben Wingfeather, Bonnifer Squoon, Jru Wingfeather (mentioned), I'm not tagging everyone who was mentioned-- Jru's just kinda important here, Janner Wingfeather, Nugget (The Wingfeather Saga) Additional Tags: Salt and Light, Canon Compliant, spoilers for the whole series, Minor character death (or rather the aftermath of it), snapshots in time, Grief, Hope Series: Part 2 of Tales of Two Brothers Summary:

He was not alone.

He was not . . .

He was . . .

Elfyn Scott

Taka Aaron

EP Enni

Thierry Martijn

Snapping at those that come too close

These walls needed for structure

Lend themselves to madness

Losing sense of self inside them

Trapped within feeling trapped

Choices made and lives unsaved

As though choice was possible

Let the fire rage through

Limbs and torso and head and heart

Yet feel the numb and aching

Emotion cannot escape as it needs

Flame tempers steel yet cannot break it

Who could have been if all was known

Is there anyone to blame but myself

For the isolation, for the mistakes

For the unkind words and deeds

Is there anyone

Does it matter

When all that is done

Is changing the future

By understanding the past

And trying

To be present

In the present

Laying down in a manmade cave

Paced a path through the earth

In the dark confines resting once more

Alongside loves that have made it

Cherished more than blood or jewels

Love that is needed for life

That kind of love cannot be forgotten

I close my eyes and remember

There is someone

When the past is abandon

When the mind cannot rest