the future is ready to shine

Twig had to allow herself to keep things light, if she didn’t she knew that everything would drive her crazy. She was beginning to realize how much Abaven was turning into home. Having Corvus here to unwind and relax with was priceless. Her bright lavender gaze watched as he flopped himself over in the sand. He teased her lightly, and she felt her heart flutter at her ability to make him grin.

Twig lowered herself to her hanches beside him, her chest still heaving as she caught her breath. After a moment Corvus asked her about her life before Abaven. This time she allowed the silence to settle over them as she lowered herself into the sand at Corvus’s back. There was barely enough room between them to say they weren’t touching. Twig averted her gaze from his huge form and looked out over the ocean.

”Yeah,” she started simply, but was unable to keep the melancholy from her voice. ”With my brothers.” Though she felt sad to think about their time gone by there was still a smile in her voice. Her sister died not long before she found herself in Abaven. ”They’re both faster than you.” She teased him as she nudged his spine and tried not to dwell on her family. Corvus didn’t intend for her to bring up painful memories and she tried to keep her grin for him. ”I enjoy hunting too, but it's nice to just run. Your mind doesn’t have to work as hard.”