The crack in my foundation

Tamsyn watched Sirius' face for the brief moment he seemed to be considering her question before something caught his attention and he bolted off light lightning. A jolt of fear went through her, but she took off after him all the same, paws hitting the ground hard as she ran as fast as her legs could take her in an attempt to keep up with Sirius' much longer strides. She panted hard as she ran, but when she looked up toward the sky ahead of her she saw the haze and remnants of smoke and understood. Oh no... she thought to herself, praying that it was just a freak coincidence and not at all related to the wolf they were searching for.

At some point Sirius had managed to get out of view, but a few moments later she heard his howl and her blood ran cold. Oh no, oh no... She ran harder than she thought was possible and skidded to a stop as soon as she laid eyes on the the ruined patch of land. Oh no, oh no, oh no... Her eyes snapped to Sirius just as he leapt toward what was a body at some point in time and panic rose up in her gut. "Sirius! Stop!" she cried to him as she hurried to the edge of this burned land where he was just slightly out of reach. The remnants of the fire were still releasing whips of smoke and she could feel the heat of it from here. There was no stopping him though and she watched as he delved into the embers and grasped at the body that fell to pieces under his touch.

Her stomach turned and twisted, threatening to make her sick as a rush of dread, sorrow, and worry threatened to knock her off her feet. She grit her teeth and carefully went in after him, stepping around the worst of the lingering embers to avoid singeing her paws as much as possible. "Sirius! Come on, get out of here!" she demanded before reaching for his scruff, desperately trying to pull him out to keep him from hurting himself any more. She could smell the burning flesh and it turned her stomach again, but she held it back as she tried her best to save him from himself.

"Tamsyn" | "Blue"