Snow Stars [AW]

She sat comfortably tucked away in one of the guard shelters on the wall, watching the snow fall in light flakes outside. Loshir sat outside the shelter, a black pillar on the stone, watching beyond the wall, snow dusting his black fur. Occasionally the cougar flicked his ears, sending flakes fluttering away.

Barring the incident with Cairo and the mountain, it felt as though life was beginning to look up. The next generation was on its way, and to be fair, Cai should be healed well enough to come home any day now. She had a mate she loved at her side, a strong hunter-fighter in the high ranks, and a pack that was no longer small, if not completely bustling yet.

A smile curled her lips as she added to the thoughts, that there would be small paws tramping through the territories before spring’s birth, and she hoped to bring them to the festival later in that spring. Aerie wasn’t proving to be a problematic neighbor—in fact she’d not seen a great deal of life over there lately. In some ways, she hoped Eligos was successful in his alphaship… as long as they left Valhalla alone.

The thoughts of a leader were never far off, and she found herself once again casting her mind forward, considering the raid, the training that needed doing, and the problems that did still remain.

Walk ---- "Speak" ---- "Labhair an Sean-Teanga." ---- "Hear" ---- Think