Astrea moved with purpose, her pale eyes scanning everything around her. It had been almost two seasons since she had placed her paws on this beach and she had missed it. That made the woman smile, it was ironic. That first day she ever set paws in this place she did not want to be here, she had hated leaving the volcano and now all she wanted to do was come back to her family. She had never been away form her family for so long, and as her paws sank into the sand again after so long she felt like she never wanted to be without them again.
Astrea smiled her eyes watching the shifting waves on the threshold of the beach. She wondered how her family would react to her coming back. She did leave without a word, just showing up to the birthday party and then... Gone the next day, without a word or explanation. Astrea gave the beach a sad smile, she knew her family would not cast her out, she was family and they never turned family away but she was defensively going to get an earful.
Zori swooped in and landed on her head, chirping happily. Astrea could tell that her friend was excited to be home, even though Astrea herself was hesitant. The bird seeming to since her hesitation quieted her happy chirping and looked down at the wolf. "Family will not be too mad, Volt will understand." With that Zori took to the air again and zoomed around Astrea's head once and then made for the clifftop that was their home.
Astrea's smile went from sad to bright in that single moment. Yes Zori was right, her siblings would understand, but only after they got their worry off of their chest. Irony stuck the Star Dreamer again, it was just funny that the bird was a guide to her just like she intends to be a guide to her family. Well no time like the present to call to her family.
Astrea moved forward, crossing the boundary that marked her clans line and tilted her head and gave off a song to summon those closest to her.
A sight Astrea must present to any passing wolven. She was a normally striking wolf with just her star speckled pelt but add the view of her opal and now the newly added feathers she created quite an impression. Or so the Shamaness told her. Wind blew her voice away, caring her song to those she wanted to see most, hopefully they where not to mad at her, and understood that she needed her time away, needed to find that center and confidence to be the guide that they needed her to be...
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