Focusing on trying to focus

Kotori had set up two different fires to add more light to the evening or day or whatever time it was.  Sure, fireflies and fauna added light but not enough in his mind.  The darkness was intimidating and he couldn’t even explain why.  He had a headache and while there was a braided rope in front of him Kotori could only stare at it.  He had braided the rope earlier and was going to make a snare except he couldn’t seem to focus.  Kotori had a headache and it was enough effort to just keep his thoughts straight.

Shaking his head as if it would suddenly clear it he looked back to the rope again.  Kotori needed to get better at hunting if he wanted a promotion and traps were one version of it.  Chasing prey right now was doomed to fail.  Kotori kept hearing whispers in his head that didn’t belong to him or anyone else that he recognized.  It was outright confusing.  Regardless, a voice in his head destroyed the focus needed to hunt.  So, that left working on snares.

The horned wolf looked from the rope to one fire than another, making sure they both kept burning well.  A pile of sticks was nearby to keep adding fuel whenever needed.  He had chosen this location as the moon added more light when it bounced off the water.  Truth was, this area was doing a relatively good job of staying bright even if not by the sun’s light.

"Kotori Fatalis"