remind me to find my own [ASHEN MEETING]

Ike wasn’t as angry or hurt as her mother or siblings might have been about their father leaving. Part of her hurt, dark whispers told her she just wasn’t good enough for Hattori to stay, that he needed more than what his pack and family could ever give him. The other part of her tried to reason that he was the one that relinquished his claim, he was the one that left, he was the weaker one… Ike felt heavy under all of her thoughts and reasonings, but none of it would change the fact their family was now broken. She tried to throw herself into her training, the yearling wasn’t sure she had ever worked so hard. Any sign of the carefree girl that had been hinted at around her first birthday was gone. Given her lofty rank that she didn’t think she deserved and the self-defeating thoughts as Hattori turned his back on them left Kiyohime stoic and cold. Despite the support all around her Ike kept her feelings to herself.

When her mother called the young princess dropped the little spar she was having with Tanto. She turned towards the island without a word to the small dog, she trotted towards the meeting as he turned back towards the palace. Silently she arrived, crossing the land bridge with ease as she found her place next to her mother. Having the second highest rank in Ashen would never feel right, especially when she very nearly tripped herself when she sat down. Thankfully there weren’t too many wolves here yet, the last thing she wanted was to humiliate herself in front of the whole pack.

Mismatched ears fell to her skull and she looked down at her paw, not at all her usual self and failing to hide the face completely.

"Kiyohime Shuriken Ōritsu Abraxas"