Aim for the moon, land among the stars
08-08-2021, 08:48 AM
Bronze wasn't sure why he was out tonight but he'd been having trouble sleeping, and wandering the pine forest seemed a suitable alternative to lying awake, tossing and turning all night. At least he could do some patrolling and check on the borders - not that he was really entrusted with those tasks anyway as someone just older than two seasons, but he figured an extra set of paws wouldn't hurt. When he pulled himself away he was too groggy to notice Hauyne missing; in the faint moonlight the mess of mostly-blue bodies made it hard to discern one from the other and his vision was hazy at best.
Once he removed himself from their den he tried to shake the sleep from his limbs by picking up his pace slightly. He had no real goal in mind, he just hoped that by working his body a bit he might find it easier to fall back to sleep once he returned. Large paws carried him through the pines, his eyes slowly adjusting to the near darkness. The moon provided just enough light to make his way around though, streaming in slivers down through the trees. Eventually he made his way closer to the border's edge, though a familiar scent caught his interest. Hauyne was out and about too. Maybe his restless sleep had woken his brother up somehow?
He couldn't ignore the presence of family and he didn't bother to try. He veered around clusters of plants and trees until he spotted his silhouette, propped up slightly on what looked like a fallen tree. It almost looked like he was sleeping. Quietly Bronze crept forward, nudging his brother's shoulder gently as if trying not to alarm him. "Hauyne, hey," he started carefully. "What are you doing sleeping all the way out here?"
Once he removed himself from their den he tried to shake the sleep from his limbs by picking up his pace slightly. He had no real goal in mind, he just hoped that by working his body a bit he might find it easier to fall back to sleep once he returned. Large paws carried him through the pines, his eyes slowly adjusting to the near darkness. The moon provided just enough light to make his way around though, streaming in slivers down through the trees. Eventually he made his way closer to the border's edge, though a familiar scent caught his interest. Hauyne was out and about too. Maybe his restless sleep had woken his brother up somehow?
He couldn't ignore the presence of family and he didn't bother to try. He veered around clusters of plants and trees until he spotted his silhouette, propped up slightly on what looked like a fallen tree. It almost looked like he was sleeping. Quietly Bronze crept forward, nudging his brother's shoulder gently as if trying not to alarm him. "Hauyne, hey," he started carefully. "What are you doing sleeping all the way out here?"
08-12-2021, 09:13 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-12-2021, 09:14 AM by Bronze. Edited 1 time in total.)
Though he tried to wake his brother up in the least disruptive way possible, he watched as he startled awake before coming to his senses. Bronze's ears flattened apologetically, though the moment faded as quickly as it arrived and soon Hauyne was rolling onto his side and slowly rousing awake, slowly but surely. Bronze was a little groggy himself from drifting in and out of sleep for the last few hours. The crisp night air had a way of rousing even the sleepiest wolf awake though, and he was no exception.
Hauyne said he wasn't sleeping, but looking at the stars. Bronze nodded in understanding, not bothering to argue that he'd definitely seemed asleep. "They move?" His eyes lit up with interested as he tilted his head to the sky to observe. Slowly he sunk down onto his belly beside his brother, happy to sit and watch with him and try to see what he was talking about. "I don't see any movement," he commented after a second, oblivious to what Hauyne was implying. "What do you mean?" Maybe he'd just been dreaming, he thought quietly to himself.
Hauyne said he wasn't sleeping, but looking at the stars. Bronze nodded in understanding, not bothering to argue that he'd definitely seemed asleep. "They move?" His eyes lit up with interested as he tilted his head to the sky to observe. Slowly he sunk down onto his belly beside his brother, happy to sit and watch with him and try to see what he was talking about. "I don't see any movement," he commented after a second, oblivious to what Hauyne was implying. "What do you mean?" Maybe he'd just been dreaming, he thought quietly to himself.
09-05-2021, 03:19 PM
If Bronze doubted his brother's words at all, he made no real sign of it. Instead he made himself more comfortable beside Hauyne, his paws stretching out in front of him as he tilted his head back to observe the sky. He didn't follow what his brother was saying about the stars moving, but as he explained it made a little more sense. He didn't mean they were moving quickly - at least not quick enough for them to see - but they were moving slowly, very slowly. "Kinda like how a plant grows?" Bronze mused thoughtfully. "One day it's small and then the next it can be a lot bigger, but if you sit and watch it you can't really see it growing?"
Maybe he was wrong. Maybe it was nothing like that, but it made sense in his head. He let out a quiet sigh, shifting slightly so he was sitting closer to his brother. It was a strange thought to imagine the stars moving in the sky like that - they seemed so permanent and unchanging until you really got to thinking about it more. "Say, do you think we'll be here forever? Looking at this sky? Or do you think we'll end up somewhere else someday seeing a different one?" The conversation was was a casual one but Bronze had gotten to wondering if Incendium would be their home forever. Their parents seemed happy here but he wondered if life might be different elsewhere, if they ended up going somewhere new.
Maybe he was wrong. Maybe it was nothing like that, but it made sense in his head. He let out a quiet sigh, shifting slightly so he was sitting closer to his brother. It was a strange thought to imagine the stars moving in the sky like that - they seemed so permanent and unchanging until you really got to thinking about it more. "Say, do you think we'll be here forever? Looking at this sky? Or do you think we'll end up somewhere else someday seeing a different one?" The conversation was was a casual one but Bronze had gotten to wondering if Incendium would be their home forever. Their parents seemed happy here but he wondered if life might be different elsewhere, if they ended up going somewhere new.