couldn't do it without you

Finding normalcy had been the difficult part, but Twig had Corvus at her side and despite the tragedies she experienced throughout her life in Abaven, happiness wasn’t so hard to find. She was stronger because of what she had been through and the losses that she felt. Corvus was her family, and the last one as well. He meant everything to her, so when he tried to find Theory she had been lost without him. The days were spent in habit, keeping up with her duties to a pack that no longer existed.

She had to dig deep for the inner strength she earned, but her tears were few and her heart beat with courage as the woman faced more uncertainty. She knew that Corvus would return to her and the empty lands here. Twig took on the role of dutiful housewife, and that role did not change now as she prepared for a dinner she thought she would be eating alone again. However,  as the sparks began to take to the kindling a familiar form appeared beyond the smoke.

The woman very nearly lost her breath at the sight of the one she loved, and she knew the small smile on his lips was all for her. He was her foundation and strong tower, the one that she could count on to be there. Corvus was her beacon of hope, they could take on anything, including Abaven’s fall, together. "Corvus,” She returned softly as he advanced to embrace her. The feeling of his strong arms around her shoulders as his scent filled her nose and his warmth spread through her made the woman melt into his chest.

Twig wrapped her arms around his neck and held him close, hoping the distance between them would never have to be repeated. "And I missed you. I’m so glad you’re back.” But as she spoke the pressing matter overwhelmed her again. What was next? "Are you alright? Did you find anything?" She whispered into his fur, frightened of the answer she would receive.

"Autumn Twig Memoire"