Moon Bright, Night Black

She’d been having a wonderful dream… Running alongside a white wolf with deep, fathomless sapphire eyes like her father’s, and a warm, wise smile. She’d known through some deep, dream world knowledge that it was her Great grandmother her father spoke often about. No scary dreams could touch her while Erani was there.

Her great grandmother had whispered softly spoken lessons to her, but as the beautiful, wise face faded, colors and impressions kaleidoscoping into each other, the memories of the dream became less distinct. She could remember them, of course—she remembered all of her dreams, some very clearly, like the one about biting a monster on the tail, making it roar like thunder.

But the certainty she’d had in the dream that it was a real place she was in with her ancestor faded. Just a dream, nothing more. Dual hued blue eyes fluttered open at her father’s deep, warm voice, her ears perking slowly. Finally, she responded, because she could practically feel her mother itching with delight, ”Whuh?”

She lifted her head to peer blearily up at the vibrant crimson face she so loved, a smile pulling its ways onto her features as her energy started to fill her small body. There was something new about to happen, she could feel it, and the excitement at the possibility of a surprise woke her fully and sent her to her paws, stumbling over Aramis as she propped her front paws on her mother’s back.

“What is it, Da?” Her eyes flicked between her parents’ faces, noting the pleasure on both their features. She thought she could recall them murmuring together while she’d been dozing off last night. Something about—a gasp of delighted revelation escaped with a bounce of her paws.

“We’re going outside?!” The squealed words were loud enough to no doubt wake anyone in the cave system, and she thought she heard a muffled, drowsy snort of laughter from a few alcoves down, and Paladin’s voice muttering ‘Good morning to you too, little one…’

Walk ---- "Speak" ---- "Hear" ---- Think