Footfalls hit the ground, a steady beat matching the quickened fluttering of a heartbeat and the steady deep breaths that came with running and the gentle, musical tinkling of the bell around their neck. The light chiffon layer of Dove's over-skirt danced with the movement, catching the bioluminescence, creating an illusion of moving water, almost a trick of the light as they weaved through the burrows, knowing Andromeda was waiting for them at the Heavenly Embassy.
They hadn't meant t...
