Aláwo had never quite felt like she belonged with the tribe. It wasn't that she completely disagreed with them, she'd learnt by now that they believed the very same things that she did but they were strangers in the same world and her biased opinion cold-hearted ones. They had been kind enough to her, but a twisted kindness, you could tear a child from their father and then act like nothing was wrong. It simply wasn't right. So whilst some had made an effort, she had always recoiled from the extended hand, sunk back into her own isolation.
She didn't mind the quiet so much, in fact Aláwo liked it when no one bothered her and she'd had that wonderful peace for so long now, so long that this tranquillity had grown eerie and worrisome, even to her. It made her do something she never thought she would have done, look for anyone within the tribe, the important figures especially. But scents were scattered and faded, she couldn't track any of them really together and though she still had no idea what had really happened, she knew that the tribe was broken in some way. What this meant for her she was uncertain, was she free, could she look for her father now without disobeying his wishes or the tribes? She had decided that was a yes, she had spent much of the Winter, Spring and even early part of Summer searching for him though there hadn't been any sign of him within their homelands. Had he travelled to the Northern continent?
That single thought left here where she was now, standing at the Southern end of the Bifröst, staring down the stretch of lands not quite able to make her feet move. One thing she had agreed with the tribe on was the Northern wolves. Though she had never had the misfortune of meeting one, Aláwo feared them and was worried about what they would do to the tribe. Perhaps they had been the reason for the mysterious disappearances. Had the tribe found some way to escape them but not managed to grab everyone? Aláwo doubted she would ever know. What she did know however was that she had to continue her search for her own happiness and sanity, would she really find something familiar in those unfamiliar lands? There was only one way to find out, and with that her first step would finally be taken. |
