nothing without you

He hated the feeling of helplessness. There was nothing he could do but continue searching. He would scour Boreas inch by inch and he would find his daughter. Before his long gait was able to take him off again, he felt Shaye’s gentle touch against him. He paused, unable to meet her gaze for a long moment. He shifted slowly, but aimed to position himself so he might wrap his neck around hers. She was the only one who could understand exactly what he felt. He held her close, something he refrained from these days, and felt tears well up into his eyes. She was gone and they had not found her.

”What are we going to do?” He muttered into her fur, taking his turn at being the one who was lost. A stark contrast to the moment they knew she was gone.