Moonlit Madness

The flow of the river was calming, a soft sound that all creatures dream to hear while they slumber. It is the ultimate song of the waters, a song that never fails to be heard; or to cease. It draws them in with its soothing sound, as it has done with a red female. She walked along the damp earth, her claws kicking up the soft dirt that laid to the side of the river. Looking over her shoulder, she saw that her prints were not sticking, no proof that she had even been there. It was calming to know that, no one would know that she had been here. With a heavy sigh she walked forward once more, the sand sucking at her paws.

Ekko glanced out at the water, her eyes glittering in the moonbeams. The moon light danced across the waters surface, almost like a single ray had been shattered into a million little pieces. It extended across the entire mass of liquid. It was mesmerizing, drawing the female towards it. She longed to race into the water, but she wasn't the strongest swimmer. Even the calm rivers pull would easily suck her deep into its belly, and she would never be seen again. She shuttered, forcing her eyes to focus on the area before her. Ekko licked her lips, pulling in moisture that surrounded it.

There were so many other things that closed in on her mind, making her shake her head forcefully to scatter them. Her past was floating around in her mind, like it always did. Not one day could go by without it haunting her, it was an ever present drone in her mind. She cast her gaze into the sky, gazing across the vast expanse of pin-pricked lights. The stars held much meaning to her, she did believe that her pups were up there. She liked to believe that they were looking down on her, urging her to move forward with her life. She needed to move on, not to forget, but it was so hard. How could she ever stop feeling the deep sadness she did for her lost ones? They were killed before her very eyes! Every time she spoke she was reminded of her past. Every time she didn't hear anything out of her left ear she remembered their screams. Every time she saw her scar she thought of being left there to die. Every time she saw another wolf, she thought of the damage they could do to her. She could trust no one, and was always scared when she did. This meant that she was always on the alert, as much as she could with only one hearing ear. Thankfully her other senses had grown stronger to accommodate the loss.

Ekko was trying to focus on the things around her, but the sound of the water was so easy to hear. She was walking with her one hearing ear closest to the waters edge, meaning that all she could hear was the lapping of the liquid. Her nose was being assaulted by the freshness of the water, as well as her mouth. Her eyes had to do all the work, the pale blue orbs dancing across the expanse of land in front of her. She had to be aware, she couldn't lose focus...