One Last Visit
06-08-2013, 12:54 PM
Walk | "Talk" | Think It had been a while since the youth had spent time with his mother, even longer since that time had been alone. The distracted she-wolf had always been attentive to the trio of pups when they had been young, wobbly, and defenseless, but as they had grown she let their independence take on a life of its own. She gave them more free room than many mothers did, letting them figure things out in their own time and work their troubles out by themselves. It was liberating, but to say the grey youngster in particular did not notice the absence of the dark colored wolf of late would have been a lie. She may not have been present at every milestone her children made, but her scent was typically still there, hinting that she remained while staying unseen. It was only recently, within the past months, that even that scent had started to disappear. So it surprised the youthful Tortugan wolf when he at last noticed her scent lingering around the territory. Curious, and possibly a bit concerned, he followed it, testing his ability to trail after her while trying to move at a respectable speed and not let her get too far ahead. It was not often that he could do both at the same time, his skills still rusty, but as he crossed the border of his home and exited with the sound of a river following his progress he was happy to note the scent still remained. Further he traveled until eventually the river drew nearer, appearing and crossing paths with another. And not far off, through the crossing rivers and foliage, he spotted her. The small dark wolf sat amid the damp sands of the delta, seemingly lost in thought while she stared away, looking perfectly content. Rune's lips drew into a small smile at the sight of her, his black streaked tail swaying gently, and quietly his black dipped paws carried him forward. He tried to be stealthy, to catch his mother off guard, but of course Secret called him out before he could get too close. Smile turning sheepish, the youth lost all pretense of secrecy and padded openly forward. "Never could sneak up on you," he greeted, frosty blue eyes warming in her presence. He stopped beside her, his lanky frame folding and his tail curling at his side while his pale gaze followed hers outward and away. "It's been a while, Mother." There was no contempt in his voice for her absence, no hurt that she should have found her attention drawn elsewhere, only a content pleasantness to have her company for the time being. |
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