“Why would they make it if they want to get rid of it?”  That didn’t make much sense to Amuné.  “If...if they’re going to destroy the world someone needs to stop them.”  She shuddered, pulling her knees closer to her chest, gripping the other girl’s hand very tight.  “I don’t like them.  They’re scary.  I wanna go back h--”  The plaintive words cut off abruptly, and the child fell silent.  There was no home to go back to.  They wouldn’t take her there.  Not anymore.  The child pulled her hand away and wrapped her arms around herself, biting her lip to keep from sobbing, but she couldn’t keep the tears from her eyes.  The world was a very big place and it had only gotten darker while she was in the Stone.

“Nor.  I...I’ll try?  I’m not good at much of anything...”  She fell silent as the woman at the other end of the cave looked their way, looking back only a moment and hunching her shoulders as she dropped her gaze.  Once the woman turned her attention back to her rock, Amuné moved closer to the other girl.  “Something’s watching.  It’s big, and it’s close.”  One hand went to grasp Nor’s clothing, seeking comfort from someone she could trust.  “I’m scared...what do we do?  I don’t want it to find us.”