A Brother's Rage

[Fallon’s POV]

I'm not sure how long we stood there, staring at the spot where Uncle Ramone and the hydra had vanished, as it was quickly covered by the falling snow. It could have been mere seconds, maybe even minutes.

It was almost as if time itself had stopped and ceased to exist the minute that crevice opened and took our loved one away from us.

"We should…" Fineon began as a shiver overtook me. "Try to find shelter." He finished, drawing me closer in an attempt to use his body warmth to help me.

"Yeah."

It was all I could manage while trying not to accept that Uncle Ramone was gone.

The trek out of the Glacies was a morose one as I tried to process my thoughts and figure out what to say to the others when we reunited with them. I already knew that we would be the ones to blame for Uncle Ramone’s disappearance, and honestly, we deserved it.

‘You deserve it.’ A small voice in the back of my head announces sending another wave of pain through me. 'If you weren't so weak, none of thi