Resolution

*Ara* · (This post was last modified: 10-03-2015, 09:47 PM by Ara.)

Ara had been as content as Novel was to avoid the swamplands during their journey. Naturally, as healers, they weren't exactly attracted to places like this - this place was dreary and reminded her too much of death. Despite her quiet nature, she enjoyed places that were bright and full of life; to be surrounded by plants and herbs and all sorts of wildlife was ideal for her. But they had yet to come here, and it seemed that they both felt a pull to this drab swampland for some reason.

Summer was clearly on its way out, and it was more obvious when rain began to pour from the skies above. She felt the chill seep deep into her core, the light drizzle steady enough to soak her pelt to the point of discomfort. She shivered as they moved together, shaking some of the rain from her pelt though she knew her efforts to dry herself were futile. Only when they found shelter would they be able to relax and dry themselves off. A good bath would be helpful too, but she knew it might be best that they find shelter until the rain passed.

She smiled when she felt Novel nudge her. Even with the mud that caked their paws, legs, and tail, she was content so long as she was with her wife. She missed their sons badly though, and she knew their journey would have to come to an end soon, even if they didn't find the closure they were searching for.

They would move together, searching for somewhere dry to rest. Perhaps if they could find a cluster of trees, or even some sort of overhang, they could rest before continuing through this place. But suddenly, startlingly, she caught a familiar scent.

It caught her entirely off-guard. She'd been searching for.. what now, two full seasons? It'd been so long since they had been away from their sons, and she'd almost resigned herself to returning home soon. And yet suddenly she caught a whiff of Steel's scent. It was faint, but evident even still. Her pace would slacken, her eyes widening slightly as she turned to Novel. "Steel's been here," she spoke softly, stunned, her jaws unhinging slightly. A shiver would crawl up her spine and she turned to press her nose into Novel's cheek. His scent was too familiar to miss, and it was intertwined with the scent of a stranger. Not of her parents, or their other siblings. She felt her heart begin to beat wildly in her chest, beginning to turn and trail after his scent. Her pace would quickly increase to a near run as she moved through the muck, suddenly anxious at the thought of losing Steel's trail when she was the closest she had been to him in well over a year. As she moved with Novel at her side, she would lift her head to the sky and let loose a call for him, hoping desperately he was near enough to hear her.

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