Whats in a future

Sera huffed a soft sigh as she looked at the fireflies. Dancing so freely across the lake, fearless and exuberant. What would it take to become like them? To let go of her fears and doubts and constraints? She shook her head, knowing herself to be silly. Self improvement would be slow, and tortuous. She would never be as free as the silly little creatures before her.

She lowered her gaze… and realised she was being observed. She startled a little, before realising the taller wolf was a female, and her reserved, almost bashful expression held no hostility. Still, Sera hesitated, uncertain herself. Caught in indecision, the two wolves stood there in silence for a moment, until Sera realised the stranger must be as shy as her, if not more so. The young Elysium wolf smiled. Slow at first, but genuine, an expression that softened her blue eyes. “Hello, I’m Sera”


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