final goodbye

There was still a bit of dirt on her fur and a bit of blood on her paws, but other things needed to be tended to. With her mother's wounds seen to, Iolaire led her bruised man to the place where she had buried his sisters remains. While Roan had caught his breath, Io had come to the grave and placed the bouquet of Heather, Celosia and Goldenrod upon the earth. After she had buried Dapple, the small woman had used leverage to push a nice sized rock onto the grave. That rock was still there, thankfully. Nothing had tried to unearth the woman.

Having shown Roan to the grave of his sister, Iolaire took a step back, letting him do what he needed to do. It wasn't long before tears flowed from her lovers eyes. Only then did Iolaire step forward once more. She leaned against his back, placing her cheek upon him. Iolaire said nothing, but she let him know that she was there. He wasn't dealing with this alone.