Don't go breaking my heart

She walked steadily from The Hallows to the Armada border, a grim determination on her features. Hearing what she had from Artorias about the conversation he had with her father after their fight, hearing how they had worked together on meditation techniques, it gave her hope. It was hard to look past the memory that was firmly planted in her mind, the sight of her father's teeth lodged firmly next to her throat. She hadn't let herself be near him for even a moment since that night as her own fear of what could have happened really began to build and snowball in her thoughts. Staying with Asla had helped and staying for a few days in The Hallows had helped even more. There were so many questions she had about how she thought of the Blue Boy and her heart ached because the only wolf she wanted to ask was her father. She had to face him, she had to get over her fear. There wasn't another option.

Briar determinedly walked past the border, working her way down through the plains as she began to search for Sirius, reminding herself as she went that she had to do this. She couldn't keep running from her own father. It wasn't good for her and it wasn't good for him either. Eventually she spotted him from a distance, his signature stripes standing out against the dark fur that made up their background and she stopped, hesitating for a long moment. His back was to her so she could still slip away without him noticing, but the longer she stood there the more she tried to remember the determination she had held on to tightly on the way here. She'd never be able to help him if she couldn't even look at him.

Pulling in a calming breath, she pushed herself forward, walking around to face him while still giving him a decent amount of space. Baby steps. "Dad?" she asked softly as she went looking for his gaze, her ears flicking back against her head. Suddenly all she wanted was one of his big, signature hugs, but the moment she took one step closer to him she hesitated, uncertain and uneasy.

"Briar" | "Marigold"