_plink... plink...!
A pebble bounced through the still lake, spreading ripples in its path,
_ploop!
Before breaking the surface with a muted sound.
"♪Hmm..♪"
The lake slept beneath a pale, crimson dawn.
Mist drifted over its glassy surface like breath upon a mirror.
"♪Hmm♪....Hmm..♪"
A man sat at the water's edge, barefoot, his rope draped loosely over his shoulders.
His red hair caught the early light, a fading ember in the chill morning air.
Each time his hand moved, another pebble slipped from his fingers, arcing through the stillness of the lack.
"♪Hmm..♪"
He hummed in a low voice with each throw.
Ripples spread outward, trembling faintly.
Then came the song.
"♪Hmm~gods slept within their art~"
_plink... plink...!
"~Bound by chains of their own design~"
_ploop!
"~The Wandering Eye, who saw all ends,
Bore madness in its sight~"
_plink... plink...plink!
Suddenly, the man's hand paused,
_plink... plink...plink!
