When Heavy Wings Grow Lighter

It had been but a few days since the last time she'd spoken to Alpine, since then her time had been spent sleeping. She knew he hadn't forgotten about her from the scent he left on the food Jinxx brought in for her. She has seen even less of the outside world, but it was now because she was letting her body recover. No longer did her eyes sag or seem dull, her pelt was beginning to show its usual shine once again. Physically she would improve dramatically, her bones would not protrude through her thinned fur. Mentally however there was still little improvement, she felt the hole engulf her and she still wasn't sure if she wanted to fight it. She wanted Fern with her, more than anything.?

It would take time but the she wolf would grow restless within her shared den. She needed to be out and stretching her slender limbs, she needed the sun upon her back. So, while Jinxx was away, because he would worry too much over her, she would slip from the confines of her prison and out to Wolf Paw lake. It was slow going, she was stiff and not used to holding up her own weight. She would make it though, safely to the water's edge. She could feel the summer ending, the leaves would soon be changing. The winter would overtake them within seasons, the tearing of her heart would continue as she couldn't help but think of how lonely the next few seasons would be. How much she would never be able to show Fern, how much she'd miss her. The girl would let herself fall to the shore, her orchid gaze peering over the waters surface.?