She blinked once, and woke on the second or third. It wasn’t hard for the pup to rouse from rest. With her youth she was a natural early bird, and it was the time of day she enjoyed most. With winter’s claws deep in the landscape's flesh dawn had grown frighten, slowing its appearance and making the night longer then she prefer. The earthen colored fey understood, accepting its fear just as she accepted all that she felt. Deciding that to show the sun there was nothing to be scared of, she crept from the warmth of the cave and ventured into the frost.
Large round paws padded through the night’s snow, leaving large and visible prints for the sun to follow. Many had tracked her by the footfalls, so the orb should have no trouble keeping up. The dark seemed to worsen the further she traveled from the cave’s mouth. It was frightened too, she figured, of the warmth and comfort that was found within its mouth. Looking back she smiled at what scared all the things that claimed to be more powerful then it. The dark, monsters and creatures of evil, all recoiled when venturing to close to her home.
Golden streaks painted the snow around her and she watched as her shadow grew slowly before her. The shadows of the forest retreated still, as the sun followed. Taking to her paws once more she started her journey again, counting paws steps and creating games as she went along and beckoned the dawn to come. The pup shaped shadow lengthened, showing that her efforts had been rewarded. She turned to face it, her back to the dark and the monsters the stirred within its gloom.
Face warm from the bright and clear sky, little eyes peered up at the light that had finally found her. Her pawsteps had shown it the way, bringing the sun to where it needed to be. She didn’t even need to look for the night that retreated to the woods at her back, none of it could hide from the morning’s courage. She sat, basking as only a pup could. Proud to help a friend face its fear, Mati began to learn how fears could vanish. With the help of a friend.
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