the ghost of billy royalton
Avacyn
So far, the grassy lake was his favourite place. The lake was not as big as the one at the centre of the island, but the tall grasses made such a nice sound when the breeze picked up. And when the sun set, and the strange little lights filled the air, it was even better! As he picked his way around the lakeside, taking an odd moment here or there to pat a growing lily pad with his tiny paw and watch it jiggle over the rippling water. It wasn't until he had stumbled over a stray fur that he noticed there was a little lounge by the shore of the lake. A gleeful gurgling trill escaped him, his skinny little tail wagging with delight. The lounge was likely not intended for him, most of the furnishings were quite large, meant for wolves much older than himself. Able to comfortably settle on the plush cushions and enjoy the shade without needing to wrestle their bedding into submission. Regardless, he was eager to sniff and possibly touch everything he could. That long, angular snout was already low to the ground in search of scraps of food left behind, or interesting trinkets he could collect while no one was looking. Nothing to eat, that was for certain. The odd, spindly wolfdog lifted his head eventually, and rested his chin on a particularly large cushion with a long sigh. Carefully, he lifted one forelimb, and then another. Up onto the big pillow. Then a back leg, and then the other. Oh, wow. Comfy. He flopped over onto his side, letting his head loll over the side for a little while as he enjoyed the shade and the ambiance of the lakeside lounge.
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Avacyn gathered up a few fresh pillows that she had finished in her workshop and carried them out to Firefly Lake. The covered lounge area near the shore of the lake had been one of the first improvements she had built around the pack's territory back when she was still heir to the pack and it was something that she still liked to add to and maintain from time to time. She liked to create and make things with her paws–even if it was little things like fresh pillows and blankets to add to the lounge. The old ones did grow weathered over time regardless of the lean-to roof that provided some shade over the platform so making new ones was necessary to keep the space looking nice.
Sometimes there would be other pack members using the space when she got there so it wasn't the finding someone else laying on one of the cushions that surprised her. It was the fact that it was a small pup that she had yet to meet. She blinked with surprise as she spotted the splash of bright red fur against one of the earthen-hued cushions as she was putting down the pillows she was carrying. Quickly she was able to figure out that this was one of Desponia's children from his scent and it made her smile to see him enjoying the space despite the fact that the cushion he was laying on was ten times the size of him. She chuckled a bit and carried over one of her new pillows to swap out a worn one that was near him. "Hello there, little one. What's your name?"