Hear the sigh of the trees

Haven Aatte · 01-19-2011, 11:15 PM

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The future was not always easy to see, even if you thought you knew what was coming. Everything could change at the drop of a pin and what you thought had been certain suddenly turned to nothing more than a dream in your head. The Knight had recently experienced that happening to him yet again. Ever since he had found out that Princess was pregnant, he had had a vision of what the future held. It involved him and Princess and their pups, and also his best friends and their two children. Then that picture had been shattered when Heath had come to him suddenly one day with the news that he and Ruri were leaving. Haven was still reeling from that shock and still trying to piece together a new view of the future. It wasn't easy, not even for him.

Alder nodded at his assumption that Anu could not be spared when both Cambria and Mati would be absent. The Aatte had expected as much, it was a generous gift for even his sister and her mate to be here and he was not a greedy man. His mother would hopefully get to see the pups soon enough after their birth, he doubted that she would be able to keep herself away he thought with an inward smile. Surely once Mati and Cambria returned home Anu would be able to make it away, if the time was right. "I'd love it if you would," he said with a smile. The more of his family that could be present for his children's birth, the more blessed the occasion would be. Besides, Haven would never bar Alder from coming if he had any desire to. Though, he did wonder if the young male knew what he was in for. Childbirth was not so pretty as the yielded result.

Haven did not view his younger brother as weak. There were not many that the Knight had met that he saw as weak, for everyone had their own strength whether or not it was apparent. Physical strength was not all there was, but strength of heart and spirit as well. He was glad that he could be there for Alder in his time of questioning and need for answers. Haven had not confided in anyone, and it had been a grave mistake of his. Of course his brother had never heard this story, it was not one that Haven wished to be shared freely. It was private, and he only shared it to those that he loved and trusted deeply. There were few even in this pack now that knew the Knight's origins and growth.

His brother was silent for some time after the story was told, and Haven gave the boy time to absorb what he had just heard. Thankfully, and with relief, he did not see any light of judgment or disappointment in the blue eyes that so much happened behind. The Knight hated letting others down, especially if the soul was someone he held so dear. It seemed sharply clear now that Alder was fighting with his own decisions, trying to decide between two paths to take, just as Haven had done so many moons before. "I didn't know if I could either." It had been a gamble, but a necessary one. "It's something you have to decide for yourself, because only you can truly know the answer." Only so much advice could be given. When it came down to it, this was something Alder had to do alone. Once the choice was made, there would be help, but he had to chose his own course.

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