come back to life
06-30-2017, 12:48 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-30-2017, 12:49 PM by Esarosa.)
She didn't fail to notice the way his shoulders stiffened when he first heard her pawsteps approaching. She felt badly that he was so tense; it was as though he still wasn't accustomed to living in a pack with other wolves, with the notion that someone might approach him at any time. She wondered if he ever would get used to it. Maybe this wasn't the right place for him to be. However, her gaze met with his face as he turned to look at her, and she saw the bright smile that formed on his face when he realized who was coming his way. His expression lightened immensely, and she found herself distracted from her thoughts, completely focused on him. His affectionate greeting warmed her insides, causing her thick tail to swish rhythmically across the dusty castle floor as she rested herself against him. She sighed lightly as she felt him lean back in. How had she ever gotten so lucky, meeting him so by chance in the vast wilderness that spread across continents? And how had she ever gotten past his walls, getting to see this side of him that he didn't show to anyone. She was pulled from her inner world and back to reality when she heard his voice. It was a simple answer that he gave, and he returned the question back to her. "Couldn't be better, now that I'm with you," she said with a giggle, leaning in to press her muzzle against his cheek in a soft kiss. She was happy just to be with him, although she couldn't deny her earlier feelings, the feeling of not being needed anymore, being without purpose. "Actually, I do have something on my mind that's been bothering me," she finally mentioned, pulling away from Steel just slightly so she could look at him, "Our children are all grown up now and I guess I just feel a little lost... It's not that I don't know what to do with myself - there's plenty to do around Talis... I just - oh, I don't know, maybe I'm not making any sense." She shook her head, not knowing how to explain herself. Would Steel understand? Did he feel the same way, or was it just her? |
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