feeling my age

Thankfully an old woman like her still had full use of her ears, and the sound of little puppy paws alerted her to the approach of a naughty grandchild. For the most part the pups understood how old and frail she was getting and behaved as much as could be expected of such a young wolf, but Rhythm appreciated the moments like these. She acted in mock surprise at the sudden pup on her tail, it still held a slight crink from when she had made her attempt to become queen at Valentine’s side. Thoughts of Cascade didn’t often reach her mind, but she was an integral part of her life before everything changed.

Rhythm focused on the naughty pup instead. ”Oh! My goodness!” She cried out softly to aid in her performance as Senryu asked his question. She had no trouble telling he and Haiku apart, she didn’t have a visual reference to confuse her. ”What a sneaky boy.” The name of Motif brought a sharp pang to her heart as she remembered fondly when she and her sister had been inseparable. She relied so heavily on Motif, and not a day went by she didn’t miss her sister. ”It might be true,” It felt like a lifetime since she had played in the creek with Shaye and her mother. ”Do you want to find out?”