drift away

”Everyone dies, Shaye.” She said softly, nuzzling into her sister’s fur and leaning heavily against her. ”I only regret having to leave them so soon.” Vail told her honestly. Yes, she would have liked to go back and spend her time a little differently. She knew she shouldn’t have harbored her negative feelings towards Shaye. She had let go of them now though, and Vail was at peace. She would live on in her three wonderful sons, and hopefully they might dream of her often.

”I know they’ll be okay with you watching over them.” She told her confidently, her pale blue eyes finding Shaye’s as Tempo burst from the den and made his way to his mother and aunt. Vail smiled brightly, she adored her boys and hated to leave so soon after they had entered the world. She knew that she was leaving them in good paws. Shaye would love them like her own, and they would grow into fine strong men.

Vail held as tightly to her boy as her strength would allow, already her senses were becoming fuzzy. Her time here was coming to an end, just as her dreams came true. "I'm so sorry this will be our only walk, Tempo. But I want you to know that i love you and your brothers more than anything. Promise you'll never forget that." She whispered softly into her son's coat as he snuggled blissfully between his mother and aunt.

Vail looked back up to her sister, a few stray tears fell from her cheeks as she was beckoned for from beyond. "Don't let them forget me, Shaye." She told her sister quietly, knowing her sister would preserve her memory as best she could. "Where is Solor?" She asked softly as her mind started to blur. Vail completely lost her sight and her limbs began to tremble lightly. She held tighter to Tempo.

"Vail?" The albino woman lifted her head into the sunshine, her unseeing eyes falling on two familiar shapes beyond Shaye's shoulder. "I know you." Vail uttered with joy as the tears stopped and her strength failed her. The ailing she wolf leaned more heavily against Shaye as her head fell against her sister slowly. "Mom, Dad…" The words slipped from her lips as Vail slipped away from her body. The new mother made her way to the beyond, reuniting with her own parents but reluctantly leaving her own children. Vail's body stilled, her trembling ceased and soon after her heart stopped beating. Vail was gone.

-exit Vail via death-