Unexpected Refuge

Quote:The sound of water dripping dragged Ashtoreth's eyes open once more to watch as Leon miraculously picked himself up out of the creek and padded with weary, unstable legs to the bank. If he was even remotely as tired as she felt, she knew the small movement was actually a feat to be applauded. Though she wished she did not feel so pitifully weak, she doubted her own ability to get anywhere without first resting and then waiting until her surely sore and aching legs finally stopped their complaining long enough for her to do so. In acknowledgement of his small shift, she lifted her smile a little higher, her bright eyes blinking slowly as she tried to keep them open.

She felt the impulse to nod her head in agreement regarding the idea of running the length of a continent, but with her muzzle still resting against her paw the motion was mostly awkward and lost. A little murmur of agreement slipped from her muzzle instead, following by a heavy sigh. And as Leon voiced his hopes aloud, the little grey wolf nearly sighed again. I sure hope so, she worried silently to herself, and after a second was glad she had chosen not to speak aloud.

Her tired eyes sought out the blue ones of the wolf across from her, seeing in them the blood line connection that tied him with the wolves that were lost. While she felt pain in the loss of the substitute family unit that she could not find, his was an actual pain of lost family. Those were his relations out there, not just friends. The stakes for him were considerably higher depending on whether he found those wolves or not.

Suddenly voicing any sense of optimism sounded like the right thing to do. Despite her own doubts and worries, Ashtoreth spoke up. "I'm sure they're fine. Hey, if we could make it, why couldn't they?" she prompted with a reassuring smile. It was questionable just how worn down and beaten up they might be if both she and Leon, in their current states, could hardly stand to be on their feet for more than a few seconds at a time, but that was insignificant compared to knowing they were alive. And she hoped they were. For both of their sakes, and the hope that, somehow, their tight-knit familial unit could regroup and overcome the rather large obstacle thrown their way.

-- ashtoreth