Are You Afraid of The Dark?
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Hotaru

Word Count → 402 :: Table made by Raze. Ethereal Eclipse, not far from CdA. Hotaru is in lupus form.


The blind wolf stood on her doorstep, the entryway leading to Thornbury. Hotaru hesitated, wondering if this adventure would be a waste of time. She could get about well enough in optime form, why did she need to do this? Because. It was the only answer she could come up with, because it had to be done. With a heavy sigh, the grey wolf stepped out into the city. Her four paws awkward and unsure.


Ever since her first shift, Hotaru had spent most of her time in optime form and never even used her secui form. She had used her lupus form only as a means of travel but had not returned to the form since she lost her eyesight. Today would be the first time Hotaru walked on four legs in the dark, and the prospect was scary.


Fakwes rode on the she wolf's back, he would make sure that she did not run into anything while they traveled. Hotaru walked slowly through the village, relying on her hearing and sense of smell. Every step Hotaru took was well placed and slow, she did not want to trip over anything or run into anything. Occasionally Fawkes would cry out to steer the blind wolf around obstacles. These instances became more frequent the farther they traveled from Cercatori d'Arte.


Eventually, the pair entered the Ethereal Eclipse and Hotaru slowed her pace even more. The forest was thick and the ground beneath her feet was hard and cold. Ice crackled beneath the grey wolf's paws and the bushes tickled her side. The sounds of the forest were strong. Not far off was large animal, it's hooves beating the frozen ground. All around her was the scent of wolves, the paths that the pack made when they traveled. Hotaru used these as a guide, knowing that these paths at least would be clear of trees. Even outside of the pack lands, the scent of wolves was strong to her sensitive nose.


Occasionally, she would come across the scent of a rabbit or deer that had crossed the wolves scent trails. Hotaru paused to take these in, and marked their locations in her mind. She was tying to create a mental map that would allow her to travel through the woods despite her disability. Fawkes could not hunt for her forever, and learning these woods was her best chance at learning how to hunt.

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