you feel so tired but you can't sleep

If she couldn’t rely on her pack mates then who could she count on? Despite her sorrow Poem felt cared for and special since Corvus had come to find her, and despite her grumpy attitude he’d pushed onward to try and comfort her. She shook her head lightly to rid herself of the tears as he gave her the old trope, but he was right. She felt the comfort of knowing he had seen what she was going through, he was still struggling through those emotions. Her sadness would never leave, that much she was sure of, but they had to go on. She might not ever find comfort in her loss, but time would take care of the height of her emotions.

They would never forget the ones they lost, they would never stop wishing they were still there. But as Corvus went on Poem couldn’t disagree with him, they were stronger for the hardship. They overcame, it was what Abaven did. ”I hate it. But you’re right.” She wouldn’t deny it, and even if she wouldn’t admit the next fact it was just as true. Poem wouldn’t have come into her own nearly as quickly or as independently if Shaye was still here. She would have more fully relied on her mother, and that wouldn’t have allowed her to grow as much. Even if she would have much preferred to have her here. There was always a silver lining, even if it was painful.

Accepting that she couldn’t do anything to prevent or change what happened was one of the most difficult hurdles. ”I hope we get a chance to be happy again.” She mused quietly. They deserved a little hope and happiness, all of Abaven did.