to the waters edge

Indigo paced through the thick forest in silence as his mind raced on miles away from where he stood. The afternoon was cold, but the air was still in the woods, and Indy was unconsciously following the sound of the falls. It was peaceful in the woods, and a bit lonely. There didn’t seem to be a time that the massive yearling didn’t feel lonely though. He made no real connections in the pack, not that there hadn’t been effort put forth. Everyone was much older, or younger, or not a conversationalist.

The boy was getting used to the feeling, like a callus building up. There wasn’t but one in the world who knew how he felt right now, and that fact was held on tightly. Time would pass, and he’d get stronger in hiding and controlling his emotions as much as his skills. He was slowly working his way around Auster, learning it and the different plants that grew here. He could keep himself occupied and distracted, tamp down how much he missed Aslatiel. Ignore everything inside.

Dark paws halted as he crept to the edge of the falls. He was about halfway up the larger formation. Before him a deep dark pool before the next drop of water. Bright blue eyes took in the impressive scene as hundreds of thousands of gallons of water flowed past and onwards towards the ocean.