Hey Sunshine

Family was what she craved now. For so long she had been engrossed in her life with Maverick, and her children, that she had nearly forgotten about those that mattered most. Those she was bound to, by blood, deserved so much more than she had given them these last few seasons. Chrysanthe was no exception to this. She had been her closest friend growing up, her constant companion, despite their differences. It had been so many seasons now since she had seen her blood sister, and she longed for her terribly, much more so than she would ever admit aloud. She didn't know how much she had missed -- there was no way for her to understand how drastically everything had changed. She knew not of the plague that had rattled all of the packs, nor of Valhalla's defeat. She found it strangely comforting to be in the dark, but she worried for her family more with each passing day.

Her journeying was aimless now. She had reunited with Isolde and had even seen Finiarel for a short while, and she was happy that her daughter seemed eager to follow her and make up for lost time. It made her lack of direction feel much less fruitless and wasteful.

Today she found herself alone, albeit temporarily. The snow had begun to melt, giving way to grass that struggled to grow as the sun and warm air began to feed it once again. A sigh escaped her pursed lips, her attention drifting over the plains she had been so familiar with once. Somehow, it seemed that so much had changed since she had been her.

She was surprised when a call sounded over the flat terrain. There was no mistaking the source of the call, and she found her paws quickly redirecting her toward her sister. Her voice was unmistakable, and she found her head beginning to spin. She hadn't seen her since after the siege, since she'd been blinded and maimed, and Epiphron found herself fearing what might she see this time.

But as the red-faced woman came into view, she saw nothing different -- only a sister that she had not seen in many seasons. Quickly she moved forward to embrace her, unabashed in her affection for her sibling, only wanting to feel her presence and know she was well.

test