A Trip for the Heart

The gully was still the best place to acquire rare herbs. Though Novel had been absent from these lands for a long time she had no doubt that fact still rang true. Though spring was now with them Novel was still upset at the loss of her companion, she didn’t know that she would ever stop grieving. Now that a little time had passed the emotions came and went, she didn’t cry constantly anymore at leas. Thoughts of him always made her eyes misty, but she was controlling herself better now. He wasn’t on her mind constantly, only during those moments of the day where the two of them shared their daily routines. That was the hardest part.

An herb gathering trip seemed to be a perfect opportunity to get her mind of things. Novel guessed that she was struggling with depression, and struggled to get out of the den in the mornings. She forced herself to emerge today, the weather was too pleasant for her to simply ignore. She might have just lingered in the pack lands, but despite her motivation to do anything her body was feeling rather spry.

She asked Ara along with her, because likely the trip would be a few days with how slow she moved. Having alone time with her mate had sounded good as well. So eventually she stepped foot in the lush gulley, her bright eyes sparkling as they fell on the greenery around them. Novel felt better today than she had since the fall, her heart and her body both.