Prologue (Pt.2)

Renewed energy poured through her body, the woman bounding after Newol with a smile on her face. They had run across the Plains, making a journey to a place special to the pair. The morning after that when it came time to rest, she slept hardly a wink...afraid he would disappear from her life should she fall asleep. She had been exhausted that night, but come morning as soon as Newol stopped them again to rest, she didn't even wait for him to speak before she seemed to have fallen asleep where she stood. It was nice having a warm body at her side. She had slept easier that night, knowing that he would be there when she awoke. She had nestled and snuggled as close as she could that night, as if she could melt the two in a concoction of fur and flesh. Although it was a strange sounding thought, she was truly happy that they could spend time together like that. She only wondered what he had in store when they got to the end of the road.

Dawn was approaching, the darkened sky was slowly being pushed away by the light of the sun. The air brought a shiver to her body, fur fluffing out to keep her warm as she trailed after him up an unfamiliar path. How had she been so lucky to have found him again? They were both so young when they'd first met...both strangers to each other, but that night had brought out the broken emotions she had been holding for so long. It wasn't meant to happen. She had never planned on falling in love at all, but that night...changed everything. Perhaps it was because they could relate in a way. They had both been through dark times, traveled a similar path, lost everything. And yet, they still fought on. Amber gaze watched as he moved, picking her way carefully as the sky shifted it's colors.

It would be a while yet before they slowed, but when they did she was met with a gentle touch. She gazed fondly at him, a word hardly said between them since the night they found each other, but she understood. He didn't have to speak for her to know. She had been the same before she met Arian. Amber gaze met green, the woman returning the smile as she softly licked his chin before he turned to leap to the other side. Hitching her breath, she followed his lead. Hesitating for a moment, she was afraid that she might not make it. Don't think about it, it's simple...do what he did. With a deep breath, she too moved forth and leapt across. Landing somewhat ungracefully on the other side, but she had made it. She smiled sheepishly at her slight stumble...it had been quite a long time since she had traveled like this, but it was all worth it.