Kintla Flatlands Unconditional

ooc: per arrangement in this thread , I assume that Dante is staying with her during the nights. Also Osprey is not looking well - her fur is unkempt and matted, ribs and hips are visible beneath her fur, legs are thin and joints slightly swollen and painful, eyes are sunken and her face looks weary. She is nearing the 8th week of pregnancy and looks accordingly.


It had become a little easier for Osprey to survive the daytime, because she knew that she was not going to be alone during the night. The fact that there was someone looking out for her, made her feel a little safer and kept nightmares at bay. Now and then they would invade her dreams and she would wake, but a look at her companion sleeping peacefully nearby would calm her restless heart. There were still hours, when she lied quietly awake, looking at the stars and praying that she would get through this and be well again, because recently with the weight of the children growing, she felt weaker than before. Even though she ate well and was taken care of, they were taking more from her that she could provide.

Osprey had finished her meal and was drinking water from a nearby stream, when she heard a familiar voice calling her in the distance.  Oh, no... she thought, recognizing Peregrine and thinking of the very bad timing he had chosen to visit her. Just few days ago she had expressed her wish that her brother knew nothing of this, unless it got really bad. But then again - wasn't it his right to know, what was going on before that? She could not decide between going to greet him and pretending that she had not heard him. It occurred to her that in case she didn't meet him face to face herself, then someone would go instead. The result - no matter the equation would be the same.

She sighed and began to make her way to the borderline, which was not that far. It took her a while, until she reached the clearing, where her brother's dark form could be seen. There was still plenty of distance between them, but they could see each other. Osprey stopped and sat down, waiting for him to come and preparing herself to endure the next storm.