The elder Dreamer would never be able to express her gratitude to her ebony leader. Savina had done so much, held her together in moments where she was certain that she would fall to pieces, and never held her weaknesses against her. Even if one of them had indirectly placed the pack in danger. Savina was the epitome of friendship, housed in a form that greeted all with a sense of security, of warmth. Anu shouldn’t have second-guessed her understanding, but it was the grey wolf’s own insecurities that drove to her question their relationship. Savina had only proven that they had yet to face anything that might drive them apart. Anu was sure they would never find the obstacle, climbing every peak that might threaten to cast a shadow on them.
Savina’s words brought a smile to her face, and the words of gratitude could not be formed but lay on the tip of her tongue. Watery eyes spoke of the emotion, watching the face of her friend and knowing that the words were said in pure honesty. Her eyes remained as the wolfess rose to hug her, and Anu lay her hands gently on the other’s back. She felt the tire lift form her for that moment, and her small smile did not falter as Anu gave a nod in response. There was nothing else that she could say, words lost in the fatigue that was back and running through her veins like cold blood. She wanted her bed, she wanted sleep but Anu desired the presence of Colibri more then anything. Anu needed to tell her that everything would be okay, speak the words that she had been avoided in fear of breaking the silence and shattering their fragile existence.
It was not weak, as Anu had once thought, with the support of Savina behind them both. They had survived so much, and for so long. She began to wonder why she had been so scared. But then Haku lingered in her thoughts, reminding her of the danger. Yet now even with his face hovering in her mind, the blue-eyed woman knew that she was not alone but among those that loved her and would protect her as she would them. It was time to truly extend the same sense to the woman that she had brought her and that lay in her bed. The weight had been lifted, and Anu walked through the doorway and down to the hall with a lighter step.
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