Taste of adventures past

*Anais* · 03-11-2015, 05:50 PM

Walk | Talk | Think

There was definitely an inner turmoil. She wanted to see Lior fulfill her dream of becoming a full fledged healer, wanted to see her running about and smiling as she gathered plants and learned everything she could about them. Of all her siblings, that little girl had been the one who seemed to retreat into herself the most, and knowing how vibrant she had been before Anais knew this was necessary. But at the same time, now knowing that Glacier and his family were settling in, permanently, nearby, made her miss him already. Ebony would feel like such a great distance away, if they could manage visits to see each other. She could almost feel that distance already, and it was already hard to handle.

Glacier, in his calm, soothing manner, tried to ease her distress, promising that he had not meant to upset her but to only inform her that she would always be welcome. It was a sweet gesture, a kind one that touched her heart even as she wished it was not necessary. He leaned in, pressing his nose to her cheek, and she leaned into the gentle giant's touch, again feeling that sense of distance beginning to claim her. But also a gladness, a thankfulness, that he understood how important her family was to her, and that he would not ask her to leave them behind.

She acted on a moment of impulse. Anais quickly scooted closer, closing the distance that separated them so that she could tuck herself against his shoulder and nuzzle him unabashedly. She pressed her cheek into his blue fur, her eyes closing as she did so and her heart beginning to speed a little in her chest. It was a bold move, even she recognized that, but one that she had simply been unable to ignore. She cared too much, missed him too much already, and needed a moment to remind herself that they were still close and would continue to be even if the physical distance that separated them grew. "I'll come back and visit you, okay?" she said as she finally drew her head back enough to peer upward into his face, at last managing to smile for him.

Art by Dancing Crows

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