The Tears of the Past

[size=medium]Sky smiled a bit, feeling relieved that she had not overstepped her boundaries with this male.

"Do you?" he asked, grinning at her.

Suddenly, the grey-and-cream-colored she-wolf felt hot beneath her fur, despite the chill in the air. "N-no, I have no mate… I never have had one. You see…" She looked down, sighing. "My… my old pack separated during the winter. There wasn't enough food for all of us, so we all eventually went our separate ways. That was the… the hardest time in my life. Ever. I lost… everyone."

Her voice had sunk to a whisper by the end. Slowly, she lowered her body to the ground and lay there, shaking like a leaf. It was not like her at all to be this way. Normally she was the one bringing wolves up from this feeling, not sinking into it herself. Quickly, she glanced up at Ayvo. "I - I'm sorry… I don't know why I'm telling you any of this. I - …" Her shoulders slumped. "I miss my family."[/size]