Darker in the light of day
08-19-2018, 04:39 PM
It had been a while since she had come here. She had been making semi regular trips to the mangroves to check on her father, his mate, and their young children, but she generally made a rule to stay away from the lands where Dragoste used to be. Something had just been driving her to face her demons lately and this felt no different. She watched the landscape begin to change as she left the mangroves and walked into the forest of willow trees - walking from one old home to another. Abbey was nestled into the thicker fur on her scruff, her small talons holding onto bundles of fur to keep herself stable. The little bird had ridden like this on her for so long now that Roza barely noticed. She had noticed that her companion hadn't been nearly as vocal as of late and didn't seem to fly as much as she used to. Abbey hadn't said anything about feeling poorly or sick, but it did make Roza begin to wonder what the life span of a cardinal was. It was a morbid thought that Roza didn't care to dwell on, but one that she figured she would have to face sooner rather than later. As they reached the center of the willows she felt Abbey take off from her back and she stopped to watch the tan cardinal nestle into a nearby tree. It took her a moment, but she realized that this was the tree that Abbey had nested in before they left the willow forest behind. Her blue gaze drifted down and landed on the opening to the den that she and Ganta had shared. This was where Philomena and Ulric were born. Where she raised them... or tried to. Her ears flicked back at an unexpected wave of emotion and she quickly looked away and began to walk in the oposite direction. For the most part she had truly moved on. She no longer felt that hollow emptiness that she lived with for so long after Ganta was killed. She was finished with her mourning and was trying her best to move on. But was it really possible to get over her first love? Having the man she believed to be her soul mate ripped away from her so unexpectedly? Those were the questions that haunted her as she continued to wander though her old home. |
