close your eyes to see

Part of Bronze was surprised he was even alive. All he had wanted was to hang on until he reunited with Silent, though when he had first arrived in Alacritia he had never expected to see her again. She had breathed new life into his tired soul, revitalizing him despite the ache of his joints and the haziness that seemed adamant on creeping into his mind. He wished so badly he could find his older children again, to apologize for all he had done, but he had to be satisfied with his family here. His warm brown gaze followed the excited Steel as his tail began to wag quickly behind him, watching as he slipped into the rain with ease, flinching at the cold water on his nose. A hearty chuckle fell from his lips. Someday, the very feel of rain would be something he was accustomed to, but for now he was content to watch his son bask in the newness of the world.


'Will it stop?' he inquired, and Silent quickly answered his plea for knowledge, "In some stories, they say the rain didn't stop for many moons, long ago," he would tell Steel gently as he padded after him, uncaring as his son splashed rain and mud to and fro. Perhaps a bath might be due later, but it was worth it to see such excitement in the tiny child's eyes. "Flooding the earth and carrying all the animals across the sea, to new and unfamiliar places." Stories that the elders of his home pack had told all the children, both terrifying and exciting all the same -- and here he was now, spilling the same tales to his son, which only made another chuckle escape his throat. "This rain might be long too, but it will end." The last thing he needed was Steel getting worried he might float away from his family, so he quickly added that last bit to reassure him.