Ice Shards

It was, perhaps, not the most ideal weather to be wandering around in the middle of the night. Wind whipped, and snow stung her face, swirled around her frame in icy tendrils. But it was how she liked it. She blended in, and the ferocity of the unexpected blizzard was soothing.

It was only when her paws suddenly charged the surface beneath her with blue light that she realized she’d wandered back to the glowing lake. She didn’t mind. It meant she wasn’t lost, and she found herself rather fond of the place. If she had a mind to move the pack, she thought she might consider claiming this place, though it wasn’t a major boon of prey or herbal resources.

As she gazed down at the glowing ice, she pondered quietly to herself whether the glowing stuff might be useful in some way. Could the glow be contained? A safe, non-burning light source? The ideas helped her ignore and bottle the storm that raged in her chest. It scared her, that storm. She didn’t know how to truly let it out and didn’t know if letting it all explode free would endanger her loved ones.

She clamped her eyes shut, head bowing as her canines pricked against her breast. For now, her automatic reaction was to bottle it up, tuck it away in a ball. Perhaps if Kai hadn’t walked in on her at the moment of her finding out her mother had died…. But there was no changing the past. She didn’t hold any anger for the man’s intrusion.

As the storm whipped and swirled and howled around her, she paused, underlit by the glow of the lake beneath her paws, blowing out a sigh. Perhaps, one day, it would be easier.

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