The Broken Heart Club

A somber smile touched her lips at her mother's kind words, feeling that sense of home well up in her chest once more. It had been awhile since she had felt anythingclose to contempt, but it was starting to steer in that direction. They were all home now, and while she still have some bridges to mend with her own children, they were all in one piece. The issues of herself and her past could wait, her mind more centered on getting her family back on track. It was strange though, how her own life seemed to run so parallel to her mothers own, both of them having gone though a lot of the same pain, the same trauma. Seeing Rhythm here in one piece, once again surrounded by her kin, was a bit of a relief to her. If she could do it, she had hope for herself to get through her own issues, sort the scars in her heart. At her mother's squeeze, the girl leaned even more heavily into into her. "I do hope so, I really do,"

Eulogy held fast to the advice that Rhythm offered, nodding her head slowly against her mother's side so that she could feel it. "It's hard to forgive myself sometimes, to let go of the guilt..." She said softly, turning to hide her face in her mother's darker fur. That was the worst part of it for her, letting go of the things that she blamed herself for. She had been working on that before the volcano had driven her away from Abaven, and the events that followed her set her even further back on the path to recovery. She wanted to be good enough for her kids, for her mother, for the pack and everyone within it. At this point, she felt far more like a disappointment than anything else, like a wolf that they had to worry about over one that they could count on. Even though Theory had given her a higher rank, she still felt like she hadn't done anything to earn it. There had only been a few of their pack members who had been hurt, and their injuries had been minor and very easy to treat. The memory of it pulled her ears flat back against her mocha skull, a deep sigh leaving her chest. It was harder than she could have ever imagined, even more so at this point and time. But she didn't want to give up, as easy as that sounded. Eu knew that it would be a long road to being a happier, healthier her, but it was something that she needed to do. Her pups deserved a more put together mother, and she was doing what she could to fix that.

The woman frowned at Rhythm's next words, blinking her baby blue eyes in confusion. So that was after the eruption. Her timeline seemed so twisted now, the time that her and Spirit had spent away felt like seasons longer than it really was. "It does. The children are all growing up, and Theory is doing an amazing job carrying all the weight on her shoulders," Eulogy offered, placing a kiss against her dam's cheek. It really was so much for a yearling to bear, supporting all of them and have to run Abaven by herself. It was a large task, and she was doing it so well. Pride flared in her chest at the thought of it all, humming delicately as she snuggled closer into her mother. "I'm glad you're home though, really..."