it started out as a feeling

The young Klein heirs were a year old now, Deathbelle couldn’t help but reminisce on the time passed. She had to admit that the length seemed much longer than a year, so much happened since she welcomed them into the world. Most of it was difficult to think about, but there were also many moments of happiness and hope. Time continued forward, and Deathbelle needed to look towards the future. Her yearlings were growing into fine wolves, but all of them still needed refining. That would be less her job and more the world. She instilled upon them Klein Values while their father their Abraxas heritage. Now it was their time, they would be responsible for their own paths and making themselves better for their family, the pack, and the future.

She needed to be able to say goodbye, but trust them to return to her one day and expand the Empire far beyond its borders. Deathbelle needed to get them out of her head, she needed to step away from the mantle of leadership. She needed some time to herself, to think more clearly. Though she was more than capable of caring for herself her vacation brought along the most trusted of Ashen’s pack. Hannibal. No other would do to accompany her. She’d left Harbringr mostly in charge and hoped nothing burned down while they were away.

The alabaster splashed Klein strolled through the forests that protected the falls, Hanni at her side when the sound of them reached her. For a long while she smelled the churning water but now the pair of them broke through the trees to find the impressive scene before them. The tumbling falls were gorgeous, and just as the name of the place the two of them appeared near sunset. They still had a few hours before, long enough to find a comfortable place to watch the changing colors of the sky. A gentle smile played on her lips as lilac eyes took in the waterfall and she leaned heavily against Hannibal as she left her mind rest. This was the relaxing place that she needed to recover and be better upng her return to the Empire.