Searching for Safety
08-19-2014, 08:44 AM
Walk | Talk | Think The initial answer she received was not heartening. Somehow she knew in the back of her mind that she would never find another pack like Valhalla, but hearing it spoken by one of Olympus's own residents seemed to solidify the fact even more strongly. Never again would she have a home as comfortable and perfectly matched for her as that had been. Never again would she see those same faces that she had grown accustomed to seeing each and every day of her life for the great majority of it. But she needed to do something. She needed to find a new place that might substitute, that might offer her the same basic opportunities that Valhalla had. A safe place to live, company with which she could learn from, and a chance at bettering her life and her children's. Eyes of gold and purple closed briefly, willing herself to remain steady though the discouragement she heard in those friendly words was nearly enough to crush her already fragile spirit. Life was terribly harsh and indifferent, and being safely tucked away all this time left her feeling more vulnerable than she had ever been. But hope was not far off. It came with a sigh and then an offer of temporary residence. Almost not believing what it was that she heard, Ashtoreth's gaze widened in mimicry of her daughter's, listening with apparent shock as she and her family were told to stay and wait for a pack meeting, at which point everything, whether they would be allowed to stay or asked to leave, would be finalized. It was a thin hope - so easily it could all work out against her favor - but the desperate mother clung to it like a life line. "Thank you," she answered through a watery smile, her two-toned eyes on the verge of tears once again. It was not the answer she had been so eager to hear, but it was a step in the right direction. Turning her smiling face upon her children, she leaned in and nuzzled both of them roughly, reassuringly, and then moved to guide them inward after Natalya had departed, hoping that everything would work out for the better since those young wolves deserved so much more. -Exit Ash and kids- |