--- the iron steed ( @blitzkriegers ) “ oh! my word, look at you! little rosemary, all grown up. „ ( unprompted , accepting )
winter eyes , a nest of straw atop her head , a stone jacket with muddy teardrops --- scars from another life . head thumps --- memories strangling her brain ; an explosion --- a fall , a fracture ; a deal . “ ... „ rosemary recalls the story that her mother have woven so many times --- a tapestry of magic and monsters .
“ the iron steed... „
the steed was imposing --- a hulking beast , one which there stories had not quite prepared her for --- no matter how often she read the familiar thick pages over and over and over again --- the reality was jarring --- what was reality ? her boots have tred in her father's footsteps --- atop hills , snow peaks , bridges and through rivers --- suffering from drought , with viscera clinging to fragile reeds . this place was a reminder of what happened once the story was over --- the world ceased to be , rotted and disused , forgotten by all but rosemary . she was not convinced by her father's death --- a noble sacrifice such as his was surely the catalyst for his ascension into a higher purpose --- a guardian at the gates of hell , and this village was certainly a site of damnation . she craves answers --- one which only a lord of shadow can give . he knows , he knows --- he knows ! he sees her --- grown up , as he puts it . he has answers .
“ where is ethan winters? „
lip curls into a determined pout --- expression steady , voice gravelly . the seed of a man who did not give up --- never , ever .