we all pay a price

She didn’t turn to look at them as they appeared on her patio behind her. Only her mismatched ears swiveled as she took in the sounds of their arrival. When quiet took over once more she lowered her haunches and sighed heavily. Her heart still ached and she wished again that this was not happening, that it was all a farce or misunderstanding. She knew better than that though.

she closed her eyes and willed this mess from her once more, but it wasn’t to be so. With a final resolve Belle turned towards Sirius and Zeitgeist. ”What is your best and worst case scenarios? How should our lives continue to play out?” She asked softly to the both of them. What would they want to see happen the most, and what did they fear would befall them the worst?

She remained looking towards the other side of the ravine, the water babbled quietly under her paws as she shrugged the bongo pelt more tightly around her thin shoulders.