jacob and the stone
sota !
Scout
01-31-2024, 03:13 PM
It was a heavy time in the pack, with losing Audra and the grief that came along with it. He knew as well as anyone else that Laeta's health wasn't faring well either lately, though instead of choosing to lean into the unfairness of her mortality, instead he chose to be grateful she'd been in his life for this long. He was acutely aware of just how much more time they'd all gotten with her than they'd ever expected. He health had declined terrifyingly fast during the Long Night, and somehow she'd bounced back from it. None of them could escape the clutches of time and aging, though, and he'd come to terms with that fact - even he himself was beginning to feel his age these days, aching more often than not when he awoke in the morning. There were many reminders of his own mortality, but he didn't tend to linger on them long. He was always, always looking forward, choosing to hope for a tomorrow rather than fear that today might be his last. He thought about Laeta often these days, so it was no surprise when he lingered near the doorway to her room. He clutched a bouquet of flowers between his tiny jaws. Flower-collecting had once been a silly pasttime of his, something he'd thought up to bring a little life to the castle in the midst of so much bad - so many years ago now - but he'd leaned hard into the hobby now. It had become almost obsessive, though was currently tricky given the cool weather in Auster this season. Routinely he'd go out and find what he could, no matter how long it took him, and bring them back to replace the ones that had wilted and dried to nothing. Today's gift was a more direct one though. Kaito had helped him weave a bit of vine around the stems and tie it off, forming a carefully arranged bouquet of flowers and plants that he just found quite pretty. There were dandelions, a sparse sprinkling of marigold and lavender, some long stalks of grass and even a particularly pretty young fern that he'd liked the look of. He hoped it'd bring a bit of light to Laeta's day. Though she somehow seemed to find a way to stay positive no matter what she'd endured, he didn't mind helping keep her spirits bright. "Laeta? Are you awake?" He spoke, muffled with the bouquet between his teeth. Happy to come back another time if she wasn't feeling up for it, he crept toward her door and peeked his head inside, smiling once he realized she appeared lucid enough for company. "Mind if I come in?" |
Sota has a male bamboo lemur companion named Kaito, he's sometimes nearby but usually only if stated!
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