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I accidentally posted this on the yodel at high noon thread first, I really love the delete button today l o l
Here is a post that assumes Shadow, Dot and Dusky weren't found right after the battle. @HeavensHens88 we might need some Dotpu perspective alright alright)
Shadow curled protectively around the two pups that she had appointed herself to protect. Her muzzle rested across, what was her name... Dotpup's back? Yes, it was Dotpup. Duskypup she kept close to her side, keeping her warm with her own body heat. She looked out of the small crag in this cliff she had found, moving only her eyes. She might have dozed of for an hour or so, but her frayed nerves and scattered mind wouldn't let her truly sleep. Her memory of last's nights events were sketchy... Had she really abandoned Reed? Was Mink dead?.... Had Reed actually killed her friend? She prayed that it had all just been a dream, but logic screamed at her that it hadn't been.
She sniffed the air. Why did it smell like Canyon pack?
Slowly, as she lay there looking out at the snow-dusted world, she began to remember.
And she began to cry.
Silent tears fell from her eyes. Her shoulders didn't shake, nor did her breathing hitch, she just cried.
She couldn't go back to Rip pack. To the coyote she had grown to love and to her daughter. To the dogs she had gone from hunting for to hunting with. And it hurt. It hurt so much.
Duskypup stirred in the crook of her belly, but she barely felt it. Her deep, soulful brown eyes were hazed with pain, reflecting her thoughts like mirrors. She didn't notice that Duskypup had stood up and was licking at her tears until Dotpup stirred beneath her head.
Abruptly, she lifted her head off the dozing pup. Duskypup stopped the gentle licking, and Shadow realized how comforting it had been.
A distant, single bark echoed down the canyon. No where near them, but there. Tangible. Not a dream.
Almost as if a switch had been flipped or a button pressed, Shadow was awake, suddenly aware that they were not safe.
Not
safe.
I accidentally posted this on the yodel at high noon thread first, I really love the delete button today l o l
Here is a post that assumes Shadow, Dot and Dusky weren't found right after the battle. @HeavensHens88 we might need some Dotpu perspective alright alright)
Shadow curled protectively around the two pups that she had appointed herself to protect. Her muzzle rested across, what was her name... Dotpup's back? Yes, it was Dotpup. Duskypup she kept close to her side, keeping her warm with her own body heat. She looked out of the small crag in this cliff she had found, moving only her eyes. She might have dozed of for an hour or so, but her frayed nerves and scattered mind wouldn't let her truly sleep. Her memory of last's nights events were sketchy... Had she really abandoned Reed? Was Mink dead?.... Had Reed actually killed her friend? She prayed that it had all just been a dream, but logic screamed at her that it hadn't been.
She sniffed the air. Why did it smell like Canyon pack?
Slowly, as she lay there looking out at the snow-dusted world, she began to remember.
And she began to cry.
Silent tears fell from her eyes. Her shoulders didn't shake, nor did her breathing hitch, she just cried.
She couldn't go back to Rip pack. To the coyote she had grown to love and to her daughter. To the dogs she had gone from hunting for to hunting with. And it hurt. It hurt so much.
Duskypup stirred in the crook of her belly, but she barely felt it. Her deep, soulful brown eyes were hazed with pain, reflecting her thoughts like mirrors. She didn't notice that Duskypup had stood up and was licking at her tears until Dotpup stirred beneath her head.
Abruptly, she lifted her head off the dozing pup. Duskypup stopped the gentle licking, and Shadow realized how comforting it had been.
A distant, single bark echoed down the canyon. No where near them, but there. Tangible. Not a dream.
Almost as if a switch had been flipped or a button pressed, Shadow was awake, suddenly aware that they were not safe.
Not
safe.
)
