Wolf RPG - black mermaid

Tagging @Aella! <3 No rush sis! :P

Akantha sighs, and lifts her head from her paws. The past month had been spent healing up from her mysterious ordeal, and trying to hazard out a rough timeline of events that led up to her emaciated state. She hadn't bothered to divulge more information to anyone else since her timely arrival at the borders. Only Caiaphas was privy to what little the Themiscrya daughter knew which remained wholly incomplete.

The early evening heralded a coming rain, but for now the skies remained partly cloudy. A few stark swaths of blue could be seen through the breaks in the clouds, but the sun never remained out long enough to warm the grey expanse of the shore. She rolls her backside over and stretches her hind legs out, splaying her toes against the sand, while her forelegs keep her upright in a sphinx-like posture.

Her ears twist and track the sounds of the sea, and the seagulls above.

The weeks after Aella's return to the Sound were solitary ones. That had been her own decision. The Amazon wanted to avoid as much contact as it was possible until she had fully recovered her strength, she felt useless in the state she was. She had gained a lot of weight back, but she still wasn't the same Aella.

The last specs of light from the setting sun were always the most beautiful in Aella's opinion, they served her as a reminder that the light would come back again the next day, thoughts of encouragement to which she'd become attached in the weeks she spent alone. She wanted to see them again, the dusk lights, so she came out of her hole and headed to the coast, but to her disappointment the sky was too clouded for that to happen.

From the edge of the cliff, Aella spotted a dark figure contrasting with the grey shore, and her bright yellow eyes fixed on it. Could it be possible? Her thin body sprinted along the cliffs and down to the shore in less than a minute, she let out a sharp bark to get the dark wolf's attention ash she slowed down her pace as she got closer to her, her eyes couldn't believe what they were seeing.

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The rolling waves reminded her of things both wonderful and sad. She couldn't fathom why she felt so much stinging regret at the death of Atlas. He'd been a simple Consort, though he was remarkably good at it; being tutored by Greyjoy had imparted a keen sense of duty and subservience upon the young male. He would have been a good choice; she would have born intelligent and loyal daughters from their union.

A sigh escapes her, but is cut short by a quick inhale at the bark that startles her out of her reverie. The noise rankles her and she curls her lip, ready to verbally throttle whoever decided to approach her in such a sensitive moment. Of course, how could they know? It didn't matter to her. But her hackles flatten and her mouth goes slack at the sight of her sister bounding towards her.

"Aella!? She screeches only to remember that she has legs and, yes, they work. Akantha hauls herself to her feet and sprints towards her sister with her tail waving high behind her like a banner. "Aella, Mothers--where have you been? I've been so worried." She babbles as she nears, circling her russet sibling once before touching the side of her muzzle to Aella's own. "Caiaphas said you left with Greyjoy...?"

Sorry! I'm SO done with School! srsly...

The moment Aella confirmed it was Akantha who laid in the sand her lithe body rushed to her embrace. Her sister, the one she hadn't seen in months was now standing right in front of her, alive and with her. A tear slid down Aella's cheek, a tear full of regret, of nostalgia, but most of all, it was full of relief.

"Oh sister..." the amazon cried, Wait. Greyjoy? Aella took a step back. Greyjoy left long before I did, I just wanted to go back to Themiscrya but... I had to come back Akantha. she woofed disappointed, Why did you come back? You left without notice and... 'Thea did too. I don't know where she is. I was supposed to take care of her and now she's gone... Aella broke into tears again and pressed her face against her sister's shoulder.

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