Everyone Can See These Scars

When Bowen had said she wasn't fine, Ash's heart sank and she gave a tighter hold around her in response to her own hug. The once thrilled smile to see her sister again had faded, but it was for a pain in Bowen that she didn't know. Hoping that she could help make her feel even a little better.

A paw gently brushed down her back as Bowen settled more into her, Ash feeling a welling of her own tears in her eyes as her sister had a breakdown in her arms. The news she would give next was just enough to get them to spill over, but not enough to throw her into her own sobbing. She couldn't put herself in Bowen's paws, she had never known a love outside of her family. She had never had pups. But she couldn't help but feel the immense pain that Bowen bled into her. "I'm so sorry Bowen." There were probably no words that could help ease the suffering. She gave a moment of silence as she stayed there, holding her sister. "I know it can't make up for it but I'm here for you. We will be here for them." She knew Artorias and their other siblings would welcome Bowen's family with open arms. She would want to be there for them too, and for Bowen. "Please tell me if there's anything I can do for you." It wasn't an ask but a promise. She would do everything she could for her sister who she had lived with years ago. Even if they had moved their separate ways, she would never feel like they had fallen apart.

"Asheila Carpathius"