Questions, Answers

Alexander had decided he could wait in Avalon no longer. He couldn’t quite remember the way back to Ethne, but he knew it was in Auster, and after getting the directions he could, the yearling had set off in search of his pack. There had to be a reason his mother had not come for him, a reason that no one in the pack had. Something had to have happened. Worry made his stomach unsettled as he traveled, hardly wanting to rest, though by the time he had made it to this forest he had needed to. There were other Falls here… but it was not the Lazuli Falls that his family called home.

The sound of the falling water made him feel homesick. He could picture the pool of the falls, the cave system he and his family lived in. He took a drink of water from the river before moving back and laying down. He was tired, a bit hungry, but he didn’t feel right hunting when he didn’t know the fate of his kin. He couldn’t shake the feeling of foreboding that hung over him. A nearby sound caught his attention and the boy would look up to the branches to see that he had been joined by his companion Keeneye. Seeing her was comforting. He relaxed a little, turning his attention back to the river as he let his mind drift in thought.

"Speech" 'Thought.'