Goodbye world and all who inhabit it
Bloodletter
Bulwark
08-01-2022, 06:43 AM
It would be almost expected for the pale boy to show up. While he had been taking extra time outside of the pack boundaries recently, the raid left him sore and bruised. Resting in the shadows of his den with his caimans for company, the shrieking call for help made his head bolt up. Both ears forward and eyes wide, his heart began to flutter as he recognized the tone. Recluse. It couldn't have been anyone else. The pups had recently been born so unless one of them had passed, there had been to be a different reason why she was calling out. Without delaying himself any longer, Ghoul rose to his paws and set out to Recluse's den. Two other scents hit him - Voodoo and Kali. Curious more now as he approached with a slightly furrowed brow, he stepped just inside the den's opening. What he saw was something he couldn't begin to comprehend. Kali lay limp, lifeless, and in Recluse's arms while Voodoo urged his mother to let her see his sister. His throat grew dry with his jaw clamped shut and ears falling back against his crown. What was he supposed to say? Was it fate that Kali's demise had come so soon after his proclamation to become the heir? Or had she been fighting sickness and it was the explanation for her absence? Worried more for his mother's wellbeing, Ghoul approached as quietly as he could. His paws a near silent scuffle against the cold stone beneath them as he went to sit beside Recluse. Lifting his ruby gaze toward Voodoo, he had to hold back from telling her to leave. Obviously, there was nothing left they could and he didn't quite understand why the girl cared to even try. Kali wasn't coming back. "I'm so sorry mother," he whispered. Placing a paw gently on her shoulder, he wished there was more that he could do to help. |