a little unsteady

*Lionel* · 04-10-2017, 08:17 PM

It didn't take a rocket scientist to notice that Lionel hadn't been himself lately. He'd kept to himself mostly, avoiding the company of others and overall throwing a pity party for himself. He'd been this way ever since the deaths of Quelt and Brightmoon. It was hard not to blame himself for what had happened. Sure, it wasn't like it was his fault the bear had shown up, but maybe if he'd arrived earlier he could have at least prevented him from dying. If he'd arrived earlier the three of them could have taken it on, and then more as his father and Tib had shown up as well. Maybe then there wouldn't be three orphaned pups. Either way Lionel was disappointed in himself, more than he'd ever felt in his life, and he didn't quite know how to get over it.

He wasn't sure what pulled him from the den that day. Maybe a subconscious feeling that there was something important that he'd find - or maybe it was the knowledge that he'd been appointed as Archduke and so far had done a marvelous job of letting his father down. After all Heather even had her own problems and he'd noticed her being more productive than him. As much as he didn't want to perhaps it was time to start trying to move forward. He wasn't sure how to do it, but he didn't want to disappoint Leo any more than he was sure he already had.

It was on his way to the mangrove's border that he scented the girl. He recognized her friendly aroma anywhere and it helped lift his spirits some. He still felt awkward thinking about her, thinking about how he'd helped warm her up by laying next to her by the waterside, but at the same time it also brought a warm feeling. This was definitely someone he wanted to see - he didn't fear looking at her. She hadn't been in the pack when the event had transpired and he wouldn't have to feel the pain of feeling like he was a failure in front of her.

When he reached the border though he certainly recognized Selene's thin and tiny form, and yet it wasn't anything like he'd pictured. She was thinner, far thinner than normal, from malnourished and she was collapsed at the border. Asleep or unconscious? He couldn't tell. Either way, he rushed towards her and paused by her head. Worried blue eyes scanned her for injuries before he prodded her face lightly with his nose.

"Selene? Hey, Selene, wake up." he called to her anxiously.

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