Moonlight on the Cliff [Skyfire]

Skyfire brushed the ground with a paw in remembering her maiden that followed her everywhere, disapproving of her experiencing the world as "not lady like" since Skyfire was so adventurous. Skyfire wanted to be like her brothers, but at the same time be different. If that made any sense at all. Free to be her own person rather than one her parents or brothers wished her to be. As she thought about it more, Skyfire was grateful she had someone watching out for her, because being so small meant that she couldn't defend herself anyway - she was too weak and inexperienced to. Being captured before running away didn't make that any easier. Sure, she watched the fights between her captors, but that didn't mean she knew how to fight. At least not until Sirius started teaching her.

Aurielle moved to reveal her shoulders and Skyfire gaped at the scars. Places where the fur didn't grow back bothered her the most. She did this for her people? It was a lot more honorable than Skyfire realized as Aurielle explained both her family culture and how she obtained the scars. Beasts like bears and mountain lions were vicious enough. But to face them alone or otherwise? That took an unsurmisable amount of courage that Skyfire didn't have. Being that this woman had three years up on Skyfire, she must have seen and learned some things for her to make a decision like that. Scars like these made Aurielle strong, and in fact, it made Skyfire appreciate her that much more. It was like looking at her mother again with a different coat and a different voice, and suddenly, Skyfire wanted to be like her.

Besides the males becoming stubborn about protecting the women in the pack, Aurielle's home seemed like a nice place to be. With her at the helm, there was no way that anything bad would happen. And if it did, then they had their queen to lead the helm. Listening to her accent laden words, Skyfire felt something within her heart that changed her a bit. She wasn't sure what it was - whether seeing the scars or hearing her story - but Aurielle had inspired her to change a bit. It was the information Skyfire never received from her mother, nor was she given the chance to. If her mother were here, Sky was sure that she would also back up what Aurielle said because of what she had seen and experienced. Queens were held to higher standards of behavior, sacrifice, and leadership. If they were going to lead, then Aurielle - and eventually Skyfire - would have to give her all to provide everything they could for the pack, even if it meant sacrificing themselves for the packs benefit. At least that's what her mother would have done.

Skyfire looked up to Aurielle and smiled. "Thank you, Aurielle." she was at a loss for words because her mind had practically been blown, but she was also filled with such inspiration that she had no words to say. "If.. if things line up right.. could you maybe teach me some more? she asked. Skyfire knew Aurielle was from a different pack so she didn't want to take her from her duties, but with this lesson already, Skyfire wanted to know more about her experience being the leader she was and how she could even become like Aurielle one day.