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The death of her puppies was a crushing mental blow the the blind female. Loosing her own offspring was as bad as loosing her entire pack and even worse than having her eyesight taken from her. Hotaru had grown and become stronger because of her past wounds, but she didn't know if she could recover from the most recent one. How could one recover from the death of their puppies? Hotaru didn't know, nor did she really want to find out.
With Aiden and Aysun dead, and Levent in the wind, the only one the grieving mother had left to call family was Dalgina. To her, Dalgina was like her own puppy. She had been their for many of the pup's major milestones and had opened up her home when Dalgina needed it most. The thought gave Hotaru comfort, but also scared her to no end. What if she lost the young female as well? What if something happened to Dalgina and she too left this world? The very idea was almost paralyzing, so Hotaru had Fawkes follow Dalgina around, for the pup's own safety.
Hotaru had awoken from a restless nap, her heckles raised and her heart pounding. In her dreams, the blind female could see everything; all of her loved one dead on the ground, and Levent blaming her just as she had blamed him. "Dalgina!" Hotaru's voice shook, the fear leaking from her body like a waterfall. She had to know if Dalgina was alright. Stumbling out of her room, Hotaru quickly tasted the air. "Dalgina! Where are you!" Wing beats and worried chirps surrounded Hotaru, and she reached over to feel Kelia's soft feathers. Fawkes had landed on her shoulder and gently tugged at one of her ears. It was somewhat comforting, knowing that at least her birds were alright.
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