Hei

Unfortunately for Riley he would reach his limits and fall to the floor of the woods. Coughing blood his body screamed in pain as he laid there.

The creatures all slowly surrounded him as a winged They soon landed and gazed down at Riley. Crouching down, she - the Harpy - reached over and touched his forehead with her fingers. His wounds, both internally and externally, would heal.

“The child is safe…” She whispered into his mind before pulling away and flying off.

Piritta went to check on Riley. “Hei, oletko kunnossa?”

“Need food” he he groaned “burned out all my energy.”

Piritta nodded and reached into her pockets. Several condoms spilled out, along with some nuts and bolts, dried berries, shrooms, a knife sharpener, salmiakki, then finally a
Karjalanpiirakka neatly wrapped in wax paper and some beef jerky. Piritta offered her findings to Riley.

Riley nodded in thanks before eating it quickly “can you help me inside I need to talk to everyone including Klaire and Tzeitel.”

“Klaire ja Tzeitel ovat ulkona, tuolla.” Piritta scooped Riley and her spilled items, gesturing towards where she had last seen Klaire and Tzeitel and began carrying him back towards the two and the house.

“You remind me of my Piritta although you wear more clothes.” He chuckled.

“Pidän taskuista.” Piritta said.

“Have you and Colt had children?” He asked.

“Yrsan biologinen äiti on Tzeitel.” Piritta shrugged. She was very attached to the micro-Tzeitel.

“I see” Riley replied “what is your world like, is everyone alive and happy?”

“N1KK1 tapettiin.” Piritta was still very sad about that. N1KK1 was not even part Finnish but she was so tough, had lived through so much, determined to get better and find happiness. “Pikku Nico myös.”

Riley nodded “I lost everyone and everything.”

“Entä Joki?” Piritta asked.

“Everything” he replied “in the end it was only me and Klaire then just me.”