The morning was crisp and cool, the Autumn was nearing it's beginning and the lands were beginning to reflect this, the sun rose later than it had done in the summer time, taking longer to warm the ground and air that it watched over so dilligently. The wind was blowing through the grasses and trees as it made its way across the lands, it was slightly stronger than the gentle zephyrs that had been meandering about the place earlier in the week, but it was not too strong, it was not a howling terrible wind, it simply whistled as it brushed against the nearby branches. A few small clouds were already gracing the sky, moving along the horizon, suggesting that rain might soon be coming, but for the moment the day was dry. The grass was beginning to die back for the winter, as were the leaves that hung to the trees, all around the greens were slowly fading to soft yellows and oranges, soon the leaves would begin to fall and then Winter would come, wrapping its icy fingers across the lands. But the sun was beginning to shine more brightly and boldly, suggesting that it would still be a warm late summer day. The sable female walked through all this, taking deep breaths as she did so, breathing in the cool air as she walked, enjoying the morning, she had camped in the Dampwoods overnight before making the final stretch of her journey towards Anathema, she had not wanted to arrive too late, knowing that the pale daughter had had a litter of pups, not wanting to wake them she had chosen to sleep before arriving, so that she would be fresh for seeing her newest adopted grandchildren. If the truth were told she had been meaning to come earlier, wanting to see Naniko and the new pups, she had known that Nani had been heavily pregnant the last time that she had seen her and had wanted to come sooner, but things had gotten in the way, she had rejoined Crimson Dreams, with the hope that her children would go there first should they ever wish to look for her, wanting to be there to greet them if they did so. She had met Charm and had found a spark of attraction there and then Deuce had arrived, her former pale lover, instantly creating a dilemma for the sable lady, something which she still had yet to solve, Charm or Deuce, the new potential lover or the old mate who she still loved deeply? And then the war had come, with all that had happened this had been the first time that the sable female had been able to slip away for a few days to make the long trek to Anathema.
And finally she had made it, it had been a long trek, she had not told anyone where she was going, although she had left Deuce a note on her bed, knowing that the subject was touchy and raw for her leader, not wanting to cause a stir, but she still loved her little pale daughter, even if the girl was now a drug addict that had hurt a child, she wanted to help her, not cut her out of her life. She had come here wanting to talk, she had secretly hoped that Naniko had stopped taking the drugs now that the children were born, that perhaps the birth of her youngest litter had made her see sense. Soran had been a drug addict herself and her children had been the thing that had brought her back from the brink of self destruction, she hoped that it was the same with Naniko, that this issue could be allowed to fade into the background, that her pale daughter had seen sense. Soon she arrived at the border, she stopped just short of it, not wanting to upset any members of the pack who did not know her, just because one knew the alpha did not mean that they were simply allowed to stroll onto pack lands. She smiled slightly, adjusting the strap of her canvas satchel to make it more comfortable on her shoulder, it was filled with gifts for the little wolves. She gently reached up and made sure that her mane was neat, checking that not too much of it had escaped from the long braid that it was secured in currently. Finally she lifted her dark head, calling for Naniko and the pups to come and join her.
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