Willows
04-30-2020, 01:34 AM
The yearling cruised along under the tendrils, letting them brush playfully across her fur. The fall winds had put a little chill in the air, but it was well rebuffed by Mal's coat, and she padded along unbothered. Her mind was quiet, and her focus resided solely in her footfalls, how her pads made grooves in the earth, damp from the streams that dribbled under the willow roots here and there. Something caught her eye, and she found herself pulled towards a singular, towering tree.
There was a makeshift bed in the nook of one of its larger roots. Her scent had faded, but she recognized the leaves and tufts of fur she'd stuffed into the crevice, only weeks before.
It felt like a lifetime ago since she'd last walked through these woods. In a sense, it was. She'd been in a fog: packless, purposeless, and one wrong move away from starvation. And then the Warlord had found her — a bit amusing and entirely compassionate when he'd taken her in, and then taken her under his wing. She could almost forget her old life entirely...
The dreams had started shortly after the raid was announced. She couldn't remember what happened in them, exactly, but they'd left their imprint on her heart. More often than not, she'd wake in the middle of the night, a tremor running through her limbs, the sound of her own halting breaths filling her den. It'd been affecting her daily activities, slowing her down, making her falter. It's probably just nerves... And for once, the young student put off her training, and decided to take the day off. Rest, and clear her head. Surely, that was all she needed.
Upon discovering another wolf, and a pack wolf at that, it seems her plans had changed. The wind had blown his scent to her, and Mal turned just in time to see the brute pull up from a tracking stance. "Oh, hello!" she found herself calling out, tail beginning to wag. Friend or foe, the stranger was welcome distraction from ruminating upon her own mental state. The girl stepped closer, keeping a respectful distance. Her nose twitched curiously. "What brings you this way? You don't smell like any of the packs near here...."
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