Trek Lightly

Memories of his family did not fade, they were trapped inside his mind where they would stay. Memories of his mother whispering sweet nothings to him in his Tortugan days. Days that were gone now, long gone, just as she was. His heart had lurched within him when she showed up on that snowy peak, placing herself between she and the gargantuan male that claimed them both as his own. She had come, she had protected him, she had wanted him in that moment and he wanted nothing more than to stay beside her and feel how warm and real and there that she was... but they barely had time to curl in their den before she was gone again. With her she took everything, her voice was his anchor, her presence his rock... and now it was only he and the giant. The behemoth - what did he want with a trespassing pup? Aeron thought such a gargantuan beast would quickly slay him, but instead he claimed him.

Did he want him, like his mother did no longer?

The thought was dizzying and painful, and Aeron could not stay in one place and churn in his thoughts any longer. The boy began to walk a few days after Luce left, nothing in his stomach but his head more heavy than it had ever been. Looking down at the ice covered ground, he sighed, his bi-colored eyes surprisingly misty. Tears had never fallen from the broody young thing's eyes before, but at times like these, when there was nothing filling the void, they would pool without him knowing exactly why. Was this what it was like to miss another? Was this what was left for him now that Luce and Silana and Seraphine were gone?

The boy trekked carefully over the ice, not realizing that he had come across the submerged forest. The ice was thick in most places, but with spring nearing its end he had to be careful. If he fell in, there would not be many places for him to find a way back out.