Things have changed... and I yearn for those days past...

Bellamy · 11-07-2022, 07:11 PM

Bellamy hadn’t expected an answer, though, when she heard a voice and shifted her gaze, she had to blink several times to assure herself she wasn’t hallucinating. The fox standing before her both looked familiar, no, near identical to the man she was trying to reach. Bellamy felt a lump in her throat as she looked at him, seeing that same kindness in his eyes that she had known before. Acere. He might have been borrowing the body of a fox but this kit looked just like him. It was as if she was looking at a mini version of the man she once knew. It hurt, but at the same time, there was a relief in being able to see him again. Bells stepped forward, ears perked forward as she listened to what Acere had to say.

She was shocked to hear that Acere did not hate Ignis. Even after all that Ignis had done, Acere still had the kindness in his heart to not hate the red wolf? Bellamy faltered at this, a frown upon her face, and she let out a whine. His next words, about himself and Winterfell, caused pain to flare in her chest. “While Gavroche and I breathe, neither of you will be forgotten. I swear it.” Even now, when the pack was gone and the alpha parted Bellamy held fast to her loyalty to the alabaster king. She lowered herself onto the grass, wanting to be more on level with Acere. It felt strange, wrong, to be looking down at him.

Acere spoke of family next and Bellamy gave a small nod. She would always treasure her family, those related by blood or not. He then shifted to Ignis and Bellamy listened quietly. She had been angry with Ignis, had maimed him as he had her… but was that the right thing to have done? Was the saying not an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind? Bellamy lowered her ears and sighed. “If what you say is true, Acere… then what can I do for him? I’ve no doubt that he hates me… I…” She trailed off and bit her lip before she continued.

“Gavroche and I had been kidnapped, hence my disappearance from Winterfell. The Kedieo family, and the new empress had sent for us. We were to be put to death…” Bells sighed. “So much has happened, Acere. I feel like I’m starting to barely tread water again, and like at any moment I’ll slip under and drown. My whole life I’ve been fighting, fighting to make sense of this world, figure out what I am supposed to do, and…” She let her green gaze lift back to crimson ones.

“You look so much like you did back then, even if it’s your companion’s son… I never got to say goodbye back then… or to thank you for all you did for me… and now…” Her mind was spinning. There was so much going on in her head all at once. She closed her eyes, squeezed them closed, and let out a whine.

“I’m scared of screwing up, Acere… and letting everyone down. I know I have to find Ignis, and get Saga back… but… I…” She trailed off, feeling those anxious, bitter thoughts rising to the surface. She was getting overwhelmed, and fast.

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