Where'd You Go?

Ralla · 02-01-2011, 05:37 PM

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"Me? Cold?" she let out a little laugh to reassure the child. "I'm fine, Sakari. My fur's made to last this season." The child was honest and straightforward, as most children were, but it was nice to see that she had concern for those older than herself. The tears continued, breaking Ralla's heart just watching. Sakari's explanation of Hvnii's true form troubled Ralla; if the Guide was gone and not even showing itself to its mortal attache, then what hope did Ralla have of finding her? Spirit Guides chose who they showed themselves to, and according to what she was told, it was rare that one would ever hide itself from its living anchor. But Sakari had said that it had once been Meda's? Now, Ralla didn't know who Meda was, but she must've been important to Sakari for Hvnii to transfer to the child before her instead of following its original owner. And... Sakari was too young to have a Spirit Guide, so... Why is Hvnii with her then?

Standing, Ralla looked into the Great Fire and bowed her head, making a prayer for Hvnii to return to Sakari, because its power was greater than Ralla's, and because Ralla didn't want to see the child sad. But what else were they supposed to do? Mortals looking for Spirit Guides was an almost useless gesture; the spirits were more powerful than they and capable of much more than normal animals. And the guide wasn't truly Sakari's, was it? "Hey, hey, it's alright. Remember, Hvnii's also a spirit, right? She won't leave you alone when you need her most. That's why she's there." She then knelt in front of the small red wolf pup, trying to cheer her up. But it was hard, because Ralla didn't want to tell the child the straight truth and also didn't want to lie to her. It seemed that all around her, other wolves had made deep connections that saddened them and shook their core. But Ralla only had a few very deep connections that she could call true, and she had never had to deal with the kind of loss Sakari was experiencing at such a young age because she had never allowed herself to grow truly close, knowing that her previous fate would tear her away from whatever bonds she would've made. Now in AniWaya, Ralla found that she was out of practice forging those bonds...

"Do you want to wait here for her or go looking? Do you want me to help?" When addressing a child in distress, sometimes it was better to ask what they wanted and why rather than reasoning with them; Ralla tried covering all the bases.

Moon walks. "Moon talks." Moon thinks.

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