Daytripping
06-24-2013, 05:27 AM
dying on a train, No more destination, No more pain He said, "One thing before I graduate:" Crusade heard the rustle of wings and the muted crunch of ground underfoot. Creatures were coming. And by the scent, Gerhardt was one of them. The sight of the male brought a smile to the grey muzzle of the once-queen. "Gerhardt," she said with quiet warmth. "It's good to see you again." He looked as well as ever, and apparently he'd gotten himself a companion most fitting of his regal status. Crusade turned her head to look upon the perching bird with her remaining eye. She'd had a companion at one point too, a mink by the name of Frisk. Of course, there's had been an odd relationship. She was saving him as a snack for later, and he was using her as free transportation. He'd gone on to be Gargoyle's companion on the boy's adventures... of which Crusade had never been told very much. Now if she wanted answers she'd have to ask Gargoyle, for Frisk had passed on after living many years past the usual lifespan of of his species. Perhaps Crusade's longeivity had rubbed off on him. Believe it or not, she was ten years old now. The age that most wolves curled over and went to sleep forever - and she was out traveling the world with her infant son at her side. Funny old life, wasn't it? She'd been about to answer Gerhardt's first question, when Cross promptly did so for himself. At his "Glaciem Brave" bit, Crusade couldn't resist a benevolent smirk. Well, maybe he'd be one one day, anyway. "Gerhardt, this is my son, Cross." She couldn't help the excited gleam that came to her eye then. "When I traveled here in the spring, I was already expecting. Cross and his siblings Creed and Crucible, were born in late summer." Maverick had been in Glaciem in time to meet them, but he might've only seen them in passing. There was no telling if he'd spoken of it to his father. Crusade shifted her big tail, tossing it over Cross to rest on his head like a pillow until he batted it away. When Gerhardt invited them in, Crusade chuckled. Better safe than sorry, of course, but she'd forgotten just how welcoming her southern friend was. "My thanks. We've put quite a few miles behind in the past two days, and I'm not as young as I once was." She rolled her great shoulders and received a satisfying crack. She stepped across the borders to join Gerhardt in his home, conscious that Cross was alongside her. "The visit is rather last minute of us, but I hoped you wouldn't mind. I wanted to see your family again and introduce Cross to the wonders of the south." |
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