The mother daughter dance
06-20-2014, 09:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-20-2014, 09:08 PM by Zlata.)
The young girl could not keep the smile from her features. It had been too long since she had seen the warm face of her mother and the eyes that she had inherited from her. Zlata rushed forward, surprised that her height allowed her to press her ebony muzzle into the shoulder of the sweet giantess. "Mommy..." The word rolled off of her tongue as if she had spoken it a million times, yet she had only uttered it once to the woman. A term that reminded her of the better times; times when their family had been whole; times when their perfect family would all be together and sharing the love that flowed so freely through their veins. Tears of joy would well in her eyes as she took in the familiar scent that once lulled her to sleep. Slowly and with reluctance, Zlata pulled away from her mother and looked into her lightly hued eyes. Could she really be standing just in front of her? "Mother I am so sorry...I never should have left you...and Australis and Magnus. I feel like..." Guilt flooded over her as she looked around the mangrove, realizing that they were alone. Would she be able to see Magnus and Australis if they too had....If they...Her tail drooped considerably, her eyes squinting shut as her ears flattened against her skull. "It's all my fault...I miss you so much. I should have never been born." Her eyes scanned her mother's face, waiting for some sort of confirmation of her fears to appear there. Speech, |