The light within

If the fungi had been present when Hika fell asleep there next to Mort he hadn’t noticed. They weren’t glowing at the very least. He couldn’t say the illumination was from the moon either, it was definitely of the mushrooms themselves. Hikaru continued to blink his eyes as if trying to dispel an illusion, but it was far too real. Everything was giving off light. Mortis didn’t know any better than he did, there was no obvious explanation before them.

Mortis untangled himself and stood with Hikaru following his lead. The koi marked boy shook his pelt and as it all settled in felt in awe at what he was witnessing. Hika leaned into Mort’s shoulder, taking comfort and basking in the wonder.

"Always stay clear of mushrooms you can’t identify.” He whispered cautiously as Mort sniffed at the fungi.

"Speech"