Kassian.
Kris hadn’t been back in ages.
What if Kassian had a search party on their way for him? What if the issue got back to his parents? What if he had to go back and explain his situation?
Worry clouded his mind and the space around him; it felt as though it had engulfed the entire forest. It was debilitating. Kind of like seeing past the fruit in his hand. Piecing together what just happened while the weight of the world past these moments started to fight for dominance.
Where was he?
His eyes darted past the curve of his thumb, down to his feet. Evergreen needles littered it with soft terrain under foot. He really was out of those damming places. He really would get back to reality. His stresses would return to him, but nothing like what he’d been through.
His parents were
