now I'm without you

The small, aging girl slowly and silently passed what was once her home. The rapids, the thicket, Serpent Plains.. she remembered it all, as her heart ached and twisted the farther away she moved from Bass' borders. Being so close, she couldn't help the selfish thoughts that meandered their way into her head. She wondered desperately if Bass missed her, or if he moved on and found another mate to have children with. What about her own seven children? Did they long to see her face as much as she did theirs? She gritted her teeth together and forced back tears. They probably hated her just as much as Finch had seemed to the last time she saw her. Screaming, crying, only to be silenced by the booming voice of her.. husband.

Could she even call him her husband anymore?

The thought made her stomach churn and her head spin. Her ears pinned back against her head despite that fact that she probably wouldn't ever see him again. And if she did, he'd probably send her away and tell her he's moved on, along with their children. The picture in her mind; a vivid image of Bass' face twisted up in bitter disgust forced her to let go. She collapsed in the tall grass, her paws moving over her head and her body shaking as she sobbed. In the dark, tiny lightning bugs drifted around her, oblivious to the sounds of her cries. She didn't know where she was. She didn't care. She missed her family more than anything.

"Burn Baby Burn"