The past and the future are much the same

Mortis shook his head, silent for the moment. Of course Hika would offer to look for her… here he was, home at last to find home was no more and all he could think about was helping Mortis. The winged wolf couldn't help the tears that leaked free anew, feeling like a child who cried so easily. It had been a while since Mortis had shed any tears. Exhaustion had been his primary emotion for so long now.


“She chose to leave. There was a flood, and some of our kids got swept up in it, and one of them was struggling with fear after that. Halo took her away to help her recover.” That had been.. half way through Autumn, hadn't it? “Close to two seasons ago now” almost half a year. He had never expected her to be gone so long. He did not think she was coming back.