rumbe, bumble, toil and trouble!

The days since Kore and his large family had settled in next to the Rio Grande have been the same for the galaxy-hued boy. Each day, Kore wakes up with his siblings, they eat and putter around near the river’s edge until it is time to go to bed. Life has stalled and the boy finds himself wanting to buck off the monotony of his existence. It isn’t that he doesn’t love his family or siblings, heck he would give his life if it meant they would live. It is just… he wants more.

That is why Kore finds himself wandering further away from the place where his family resides, to this land that is almost in constant flux. The desolate land stretches out before his dark paws and he slows moves, eyes far away, while he quietly ponders the meaning of his life. Paws silently tread across the cracked ground as the boy made of galaxies walks, legs skirting fallen trees, without him even noticing.

Suddenly the wind shifts and Kore is pulled from his musings and the stops to lift his head a little higher as the breeze brings to his ears a subtle sound. Ears twitch, working to pull the noise in as he tries to understand what he is hearing. Curiosity pulls the boy forward, long legs pushing the gangly teen toward the source of the noise. Soon, a form resolves in the distance, a bright spot of gold against the bleak and desolate landscape.

Legs move faster as Kore trots toward them, the blurry form resolving into a beautiful canine. Wonder tugs at his features as he approaches, the slender, beautiful, exotic female captures the boy’s full attention. The caterwauling that she is making erases the nebula-hued wolf’s awestruck look and replaces it with concern. As he gets closer, Kore gently calls out, “Excuse me, miss. Are you okay?” Mentally he kicks himself for even asking that. Of course, she isn’t okay, she wouldn’t be making such a ruckus if she was.


"Kore Regni"