i wont wear you down

While she would have really preferred to stay curled up in her den for the rest of the summer the girl found herself too restless for that. Ballad spent a lot of time pacing the border of Legion to release some of her frustrated energy, but even that had not been enough. She allowed herself to go out into the world, to follow her brother’s example. The young Pyre girl sought to commune with the Volcano. She held its markings on her soft fur, surely she would find some answers if she looked there.

She huffed heavily, feeling the effects of her season weigh on her after the length of her journey. At this point the girl was half way up the mountain, and had found no answers at all. Fiery paws brought her to a ledge that looked out over the vast lands below. Her silvery gaze passed over different landmarks as she felt small when compared to everything she looked out over. Ballad was forced to feel overwhelmed again, her whole life was gone overnight, she was lost.

She always felt on edge, a tingling feeling helped none by the changes her body undertook with summer’s arrival. Her ember marked tail lashed out behind her as she lowered her dark haunches to the rocky earth. Erratic emotions bubbled up beneath her so she never knew if she wanted to cry or scream or hide. She wished desperately her memories would return to her, surely everything would be better if she could just remember.