Shield Maiden's Sorrow

It had been a hectic few days, but they were finally settling in, all of them. She needed some time to herself, to lay her friend to rest finally. So with a small backward glance towards the den where Skoll sat to watch the pups, she began to trek further into the wilds.

Her blue eyes took in all that was around her, the trees in all their glory stood above her tall and strong, with bony fingered branches reaching towards the very heavens. Bird song trilled down to her downy ears, and she swiveled them to and fro catching the haunting song of the whippoorwill. The only bird she knew that protected its nest, by offering up its self as a decoy. She held deep respect for them, for she herself would give her life for her children’s.

As she traveled her small paws stirring up the dirt on the ground, she was looking for the perfect place to just sit and let it all go, and perhaps just perhaps after it was done she would feel better and this sorrow would not beat down on her head so heavily.