Grumpy Ol' Badger
04-07-2018, 06:16 PM
Maybe he was wrong. Maybe Inverno wouldn't have been selfish enough to leave him and go looking for his girls. But the sudden rage that started to churn inside him made rational thoughts that much more difficult. It seemed easier than ever now, blinded by all these feelings, to see his former packmate as an enemy and nothing else. It'd been a long while since Zephyr had fallen captive to years of misplaced feelings, but it felt like it was happening again, and he was at the mercy of those waves of emotion. The male mirrored Inverno's snarl, his lips curling upward in a threatening expression and the growl that rumbled within his throat growing a bit louder. "As if I could forget any of that," he snapped back quickly at Inverno's suggestion he might not remember how things had been once. It didn't seem to matter, in his mind, how things had been so long ago.. but how they had turned out. It mattered how he felt when he thought about how everything was now. His words, the description of his mate's death, sent Zephyr's mind spiraling even deeper. As if he didn't know loss! He'd seen the bodies of his children mangled that day, easily the worst thing he had ever experienced. Over time, after so many years, he'd learned that not all of them had perished that day. Though that realization had been a joy beyond his wildest dreams, it hadn't made the pain lessen any. And Inverno's words only made him sink back to that dark place, the years he'd lived on his own afterward, letting his rage boil and fester beneath the surface. Just as he was about to speak, somewhere nearby he heard the shuffling of paws as someone approached. Zephyr's instinct was to bristle at whoever was heading toward him, but the voice was familiar and it took him only a moment to realize who it was. Caelum? Why had she followed him here? The frown remained, though his expression softened. He deflated quite visibly, like a balloon that all the air had been left out of, even his posture sinking as though a physical weight was not pressing on his form. Keep things civil? Yeah, sure, whatever. He snorted as he turned away from Inverno slightly, though his gaze was held away from his mate. He hoped he didn't look too much like a puppy being scolded, but he figured it must at least resemble it, as it sure felt remarkably similar to that. "I'll be civil alright," he mumbled under his breath, shaking his head. "I did say I'd find him, and if he hadn't opened his damn mouth I would've happily shown him to Abaven right away." In silence, he thought to add bitterly, but decided against it. He wouldn't continue on with Inverno, and wouldn't try to press his luck too much with Caelum either. He wondered if this habit she'd gotten into of scolding him was going to become commonplace now.. |
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