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 Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:14 pm
Finally, the days were getting warmer, and the blinding brilliance of the snow and ice was but a memory and a dot in the distance behind them. Occam felt relief, but a deep sadness as well. Leaving a son and two friends behind hurt him deeply, but they had searched for so long after the storm . . . without a sight of their fellow pack mates. It was a terrible loss, and he still ached.
Glancing at his beautiful mate however, Occam felt lucky. They too could have lost the battle with the storm, but they had triumphed. They still could cherish two of their beautiful sons. And he could still cherish the love of his heart.
Bumping shoulders with her, he leaned in and nuzzled Ravii's cheek, his tongue darting out in a light caress. "How are you, my love?"
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:53 am
Ravii walked quietly, shoulder to shoulder with her ebony and crimson stained mate. It was all she could do to not think of the pack she had come to see as 'home'. . . It had been the first pack she had ever joined, the first touch of family outside of her own kin. But the blizzard had been vicious and had lasted for seemingly days. . . The storm had broken the pack, had severed ties from so many. It still hurt her to wander far, to wonder where her violet son had gone and if he still lived but she knew such thoughts would only continue to break her heart. Though she'd never forget her friends, her family, her lost son. . . . life, as always, had to move on.
And so she followed Occam, both happy and guilty from walking away but knowing it was for the best. She had wept, as they all did, but there was new life and new joy to be felt. They could begin anew again, and she still had her most precious beloved and her two strapping sons. Looking up, she allowed her blue eyes to gaze over at Occam, all the affection and fondness that she had felt years previous still present in her heart and mind. "Doing well enough," she added, voice gentle but for once not cracking with the grief and guilt she still possessed. Curling her tail lightly with his own, the cream wolfess knew that better days were ahead. . . the warmth on her fur form the sunshine said as much. "What about you? Holding up all right. . .?" Though Occam was lithe, he was strong. . . but Ravii also understood that any wounds and hurt he felt (being a male) might not be so obviously shown as her own.
Though he could express himself readily enough, Ravii also understood that he had to be strong for both his sons and herself. . . She could only hope he might lean on her for support when and if he needed it. She'd leaned on him for goodness knew how long, since that fateful night at the lake side. . . . but she hoped he knew he didn't always have to be strong.
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:35 pm
Occam turned his gaze forward, watching their sons, almost full-grown, trot ahead of them. The two had been inseparable before, but since losing their brother, they had never left each other's sides. "I'm holding up, " he murmured, his eyes distant. "Some days are better then others," he added softly, looking at her out of the corner of his eye. The sadness that filled his gaze was something he hadn't dared show before, determined to be his family's rock.
But now he felt his little wall crumbling at the foundation. He smiled sadly at her and kept walking, because right now was not the time to lose his cool. Especially when Acaii and Obii started bounding back towards them.
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Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 7:32 am
Ravii's heart broke at the grief present in her mates eyes, a grief she had known he had long since possessed but had never dared show. Still, it was time that the tables turned; she cold be his rock and strength and support. No matter how long it took, no matter how he might fight it, the blue eyed wolfess was determined to make sure her mate knew he wasn't alone.
". . . it wouldn't be right if it was easy," she reminded softly, reaching out to tenderly nuzzle his cheek and neck. "But just remember, you're not in this alone. . . " She added even softer, just for his ears alone. It wasn't that she was afraid of their sons seeing their father distraught, but Occam had put his pride first; he'd been the rock she almost thought they expected it of him!
The violet stained wolfess wanted him to know that wasn't the truth. "I'm here for you too, if those rough days get a little too rough." She added, gently nibbling on his ear before turning to face her sons. Though it wasn't easy seeing a severe lack of violet amongst them, she hadn't lost all of her family. . . .
She still had her boys, and Occam. They might never forget the hurt, the pain of losing so many in the mountains, but . . . .they could still live life, and still remember the love they had for those lost and one another. Sometimes, that was all one really had. . . .
Acaii, on the other hand, was only too ready to leave. He didn't dare travel far from his most beloved sibling, but he also was curious about where they were heading. He'd been born and raised in the mountains . . . to leave that behind and roam permanently or start anew somewhere was strange. But at least his family was going and at least they'd all be together. . . . Away from the snow that had turned on them all, away from the dangerous peaks and hills.
Noticng his father and mother sharing a moment, he paused lightly and tugged on his siblings tail. He smiled beneath the mouthful of fur, trying to get his attention and elicit a little game of chase. They could head on before their parents, at least for a little while longer. It wasn't that they'd ever really separate far and honestly. . . they were out of the mountains, the hills, the ice, the cold. They, as far as Acaii allowed himself to believe, were safe. . . .
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