11-30-2010, 07:04 PM
The she wolf trotted contentedly beside her companion, her mind whirring. The birds still sang to her, but her mind was deaf to their calls. She would soon have a new home. Unfortunately, getting to that new home meant passing through an older home, one Anya had not seen in months. Now, as winter approached, the stormy eyed wolfess wondered if her friends still remained.
Halcyon Mountain had been cold, unforgiving, but the wolfess still strode with a grace that most of her former acquaintances would not have recognized. Her fur had lengthened, and her eyes had brightened considerably. Her ears stood high, with an alertness that rivaled how she had been six months before.
However, tragedy still fell in her heart. Her trek through the mountain territories had brought her stories of her mother's family, a clan that was unfortunately wiped out soon after the humans. They had been healers, but prone to fall into the reaching grasp of darkness. Anya could only hope that she avoided the fate that had befallen her mother.
Anya paused just shy of the borders, testing the air. She coughed out a few barks, loud enough to get the attention of any wolf nearby, and nodded to Arorun. Sitting back on her haunches, she grinned, though slightly apprehensive. Now, to wait.
Halcyon Mountain had been cold, unforgiving, but the wolfess still strode with a grace that most of her former acquaintances would not have recognized. Her fur had lengthened, and her eyes had brightened considerably. Her ears stood high, with an alertness that rivaled how she had been six months before.
However, tragedy still fell in her heart. Her trek through the mountain territories had brought her stories of her mother's family, a clan that was unfortunately wiped out soon after the humans. They had been healers, but prone to fall into the reaching grasp of darkness. Anya could only hope that she avoided the fate that had befallen her mother.
Anya paused just shy of the borders, testing the air. She coughed out a few barks, loud enough to get the attention of any wolf nearby, and nodded to Arorun. Sitting back on her haunches, she grinned, though slightly apprehensive. Now, to wait.