i'll never forget you

His tones were low and his words were haunted but she sought to soothe him. "You can't focus on that. Remember what your friend was; not what happened to her. Honor her memory." The words were filled with her love for him, though she didn't believe in them herself. If he could forget the woman, all the better. Aslatiel would piece him back together with the only adhesive that she had: her love.

In time, she was able to get Indigo to his paws. She gently led him from the musty den and out into the world. She'd arrived in the evening and the world was now dark. Only a partial moon lit the sky. The small wolf led her massive sibling to the river where she would prompt him to step out into the water. Gently she would work to rinse the dried and crusted blood from his deep purple pelt, dragging her kitten claws through the went plaits to separate them and get the tangles out.

She felt for her brother, she truly did. His spirit was broken and she didn't like seeing that at all. He should be bright and lively. Full of emotion and happiness. Asla missed the times when they were younger and didn't have a care. These moments though, the hardships, they would craft them into the creatures that they were meant to be. No matter how Indigo changed from this event, she would love him. Whether he became darker, more cynical, fearful, whatever... she would love him.