Heartsong
The woman awoke in the middle of the night, a dream troubling her as she laid beside her mate. Ravine... She cast a look at him, making sure he was alright before breathing out a soft sigh of relief. He was alright. Her single-eyed gaze flicked to Tiny next, making sure that her little one was still in tact as well. To her relief he was nestled in some leaf litter and feathers, keeping warm as one of the first nights of autumn was upon them. Yet, even in knowing her loved ones were safe like this Akemi still felt that there was something off. Zisa and Einarr never returned, much to her dismay, and the chances of having a litter with Ravine were growing slimmer with each passing season. But that didn’t mean the woman had given up hope. There was time still... It wouldn’t be too late until one of them passed onto the next life.
Silently Akemi rose to her paws, starting out of the den and walking out into the gully. The tattered remains of her ears shifted ever so slightly, as they might when the full ears were there upon her head. She felt old... Horribly old and could feel the weight of the world pressing upon her shoulders. Sure she hadn’t given up having a litter with Ravine... But if they didn’t somehow manage to have one next year then what chance did they really have? A sigh passed her lips, guilt eating at her. She had continued to regain her memories alongside Ravine, one by one... She could even sort of remember the hunt that led t her accident. If only...
Akemi shook her head. It was no good carrying on like this. Bad as she felt she knew that dwelling on what she couldn’t change wasn’t about to make it better. At the sounds of pawsteps Akemi turned her head, her single red eye searching for the source. “Ravine?” |