Turn to Stone

@Blue Willow

The ex-Alpha had slept restlessly in the old den the night before. Tears fell from her eyes as she stared at the dark walls of the place she laid in a stupor. Her mind felt numb and her body like a gigantic weight.

Rising long before dawn, without any sleep, Hawkeye exited the den. After a moment's thought, she then burst into a run, flashes of the past months going through her mind. Pied leaving, Peregrine becoming her mate, the return of Pied, and then everything had collapsed. She had no sister, she had no mate, she no longer had a pack.

Before she knew it, she had arrived at the waterfall she had taken Junior to the week before. Hawkeye collapsed in front of the water, feeling pathetic and weak; she had always acted tough in front of everyone, and for what? To break down into a depressed pile of mush?

Hanging her paw into the water, Hawkeye promised herself that she wouldn't let anyone in again. And so, she let her heart turn to stone.