if i never saw you again
Fertile
01-01-2022, 06:05 PM
The overhaul of Crystallum Cliffs meant that she was ranging outside of their territory more often than not. Wolves criss-crossed the cliffs during the daytime, hauling dirt and pausing to nibble, rest, and chat between trips. Night had begun to fall, coloring the sky that glorious, dusky purple that marked the beginning of a warm summer filled with spectacular sunsets. Theory paused to look out over the cliffs and across the water, already darkened as the sun set towards the west. The water was calm. She let loose a breath and turned back towards the border when a scent crossed her nose that rankled distant, long dormant memories. Not here. She hadn't seen Noir since she'd glanced at him across the crowded, bawdy party that had ended with her confessing to Thalia. What a lot of good that had done. She scanned the grasses, her eyes darting nervously until they finally settled on him, unmistakably the looming shape of her blue-striped brother. A strange feeling gripped her heart: grief, colored by anger. It flared bright in her chest. Would he even care that Rhyme was dead? He had done everything he might to set Noir on the right path as a child, but he'd simply escaped at the first opportunity. A coward. An exile. With her teeth set in an unyielding line and a face that revealed little, Theory crossed the moonlit grasses towards him. When she was within hearing distance, she simply said: "Hello. Are you lost?" Her voice was flat and affectless. |
