I Let You Down
07-18-2018, 08:28 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-18-2018, 09:25 PM by Razik.)
They’d made a den against some boulders, it was just big enough for them both to fit comfortably, but after Thisbee had fallen asleep, the white wolf had slipped from the hole to lay atop the cold stone, gaze turned upward to the star covered sky. A heavy heart weighed his shoulders down. He couldn’t get the image of her fallen body out of his mind, but that pain was dull compared to the sharp pain that stabbed him in the chest. It was the knowledge that he had to tell his daughter why her mother was not with him that evening when he had finally caught up with her. He would mourn in silence, giving Thisbee the protected sleep she certainly needed after days on her own. The night deepened, until finally the sky was a soft purplish color, signaling dawn was coming soon. Slowly, he rose from his reclined position, head hung low, he took a shaky breath, pulling his emotions in so they would not make his words tremble. He moved off the stones and slipped into the den. He’d take one look at his daughter before nudging her gently. “Thisbee, wake up…I need to talk to you.” With those soft words and a loving lick, he would turn and wait for her to emerge from the den. |