Pizza Delivery

She was digging,, working to mix the soil beneath the ash with the ash that seemed to coat the land as far as the eye could see. She hoped to glean something from her effort, and the seeds that Paladin had provided. Peach pits, actually.

The activity was a distraction. But a much more welcome one brought her head up, ash smudged fur sticking out in all directions. It was Torin, thank the gods.

She abandoned the project, though Aelloshir took up the slack while Ayodele sat, pit in her nimble fingers while Aurielle bounded across the plains. She slowed as she came to the wall, padding along the inside before she came into sight, eyes searching the man and landing on his red daughter, visible relief on her features.

“I’m so glad you’re alright, cousins…” She wanted to cling to the two wolves, to reassure herself that they were alright, but she retained her dignity, smiling wearily at them. “A right lovely pawful of trouble the world’s handed us, don’t you think?”

It was hard to miss that she seemed thinner. The gloss was gone from her coat, smudged over with ash. She almost blended with the stuff, now. It was pointless to groom it from her coat when the stuff clung to it not a moment after she stepped into the open.

She searched the faces of both wolves before asking, “Is everyone alright at your end, Torin?”

Please don’t let any of his pups be hurt or… Please.”

Walk ---- "Speak" ---- "Hear" ---- Think