Walk the Night in the Valley

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It seemed that she had lost the trail among the snow, and that she had miscalculated when tracking the girl to this location. Relying heavily on her nose, she was bound to come across an error like this a few more times. With a sigh the alpha would admit temporary defeat, but she would not give up on Odette. The girl was out there, she was close - she had to be. And still there was always the fear as to who would find her if she failed to. What if a Glaciem found her and claimed her for the ice prick's pack? Or if she was murdered by a malicious rogue, or worse! They were the typical worries of a parent or guardian, and Chrysanthe had to fight back the panic somehow. In the end, she would pick up her pace and begin searching again, as long as she had strength in her and a lead, albeit small, she would search.


It would be little less than a miracle that the girl would respond to her call. At first she doubted that she was really there - but the girl's frame could be seen sticking out of the snow, her gold and black fur a stark contrast to all of the white. The woman would gasp, and her lips would pull into a grin as the girl bolted toward her. Chrysanthe would brace herself for the impact, her tail wagging behind her, before Odette would crash into her. She had thought nothing of it at first, but in the moments that the girl was airborne she noted just how much she had grown since she last saw her.


And well, by then it was too late!


She would stumble, holding back a bit of laughter as she did, but she would manage to recover quickly, and smile down at the girl who was now looking up at her. Odette's eyes were glistening, and she nearly responded with tears herself as they fell from the girl's eyes. Instead she would return Odette's affection and nuzzle the girl back, relief flooding her system at seeing her all in one piece and unclaimed by anyone that could do her harm. She was safe. "It's me - I promise. Did that mean Odette had been searching for her too? You gave me quite a scare yourself, Odette. I thought you had gone to Seracia with the other children, but when I visited you weren't there." Her words would come out somewhat rushed, but with relief opposed to the panic she had felt before. "I was worried about you!" The woman would move to place a few kisses to the girl's head, before sighing one last time, and releasing the worry she had felt along with the puff of frozen air. "I missed you." And she wouldn't have to any longer.


"Where on earth have you been?!" She would ask through smiling lips, and curiosity brimmed through watery eyes. Surely the girl had been on a few adventures while she was out on her own. The alpha was just glad that she had managed to stay out of trouble. "You've grown quite a bit while you were gone." At that she would hold back a snicker - she had experienced that first hand - gargoyle had been nothing short of massive, something like Collision, right?