Morningside Cuesta ...a stone, a leaf, an unfound door

Wanna have a more up to date one? Sorry this has taken so long... work has been draining me. <3

For a moment – a fleeting second – the boy's hopes had been lifted and he had thought that there was a chance to find Ephraim and return home with his brother. The mere idea of it was enough to send his heart soaring. It was his first lesson in getting his hopes up. Just as he had offered the information to her, she had returned him with words of disappointment. Illidan frowned as the sting of that emotion beat against him. It felt as though a dagger had been lodged carefully between his ribs. Perhaps it was because he had thought that this wolf would be helpful to him, and perhaps it was because the boy realized that he had done it all to himself. There was a chance that he would never see his family again, and it was all because he had wandered away.

“Okay,” the boy remarked in a quiet tone. He regarded the woman for a moment before he forced himself to look away. There was nothing quite like the feeling that enveloped him in that moment. He had wanted so badly to know that he was capable, and he had discovered the answer. Though he did not understand what his youth did to hinder his abilities, he was old enough to know that he was not good enough for this. Not knowing what else to say to the woman, Illidan turned away and let his gaze linger on something that would not cause his heart to ache.