Still Your Mind

Aureus lay half in his den and half out. He'd had a bad dream and woke with his gut twisting and turning from the stress of the nightmare, but he didn't want to wake his mom. He didn't want anyone to think of him as a cry baby and so he crawled to the front of the den to wind down. It was just a dream. It didn't mean anything. He felt the need to get moving and so he slipped quietly from his den and started heading toward the Cattail Creek, near Risen's old lands. He wasn't sure why but he just wanted to be home home for a bit. He had no idea that he was being followed.

When Aureus arrived at the creek he was stunned to find it full of fireflies. They winked and sparkled. It was amazing! There were so many they gave a soft, warm glow to the whole area.