Learning Pains

She smiled sweetly down at her son. He was such a handsome boy. The way his big golden eyes looked up at her through his charcoal and indigo fur was a wonder. It made her heart ache for more blue and gold babies than their five. She certainly had begun to get greedy. She nodded to his awestruck whispered question. He could very well be as tall as his father.

She sighed contentedly as those words appeared to strike a chord with him. She breathed through trying not to chuckle as he straightened himself up. As if he was about to put on his father's coat right there.

He had something else in mind as he settled in next to her, his big gold eyes looked up at her from her paws. It won't be long before those golden eyes would be looking down on her for certain.

She flicked her tail in surprise! My that was a question. She could almost feel her scar tingle slightly at the thought. Reminding her of the day her life truly changed.

"Well... Hm... Where to start? I came from a desert land across the sea. My evil stepmother encouraged the others to bully and hate me. She was the queen of the land." Why not start at the very beginning? Tell her son a little about who she was, and where she had come from at the same time. Her voice weaved the story into an easy cadence. Her voice rose and fell with solemnity and enthusiasm.

"I built myself a boat when I was still a yearling. It floated on the water for days. I didn't know it was going to take me so far away from home! When I landed on the shores of Boreas, it was also a desert. I thought I was back in my old desert home but nothing was familiar. I was so lost. And alone. I traveled across boreas from there, northward. Until, on my birthday I happened upon The Veterans Plateau. It had many trinkets and things to look at! I was so excited and started to gather things. I thought maybe I could build something with the strange things I found." She paused to see if he was still listening. This will be a good history lesson for him. She hadn't even gotten to how they met yet.


"Ignita"