Blackfeather Woods tâkkua ilimanaitut

she let out a breath of laughter as Shivali spoke, an expression of sympathy. she knew all too well the feeling. perhaps not even to the extent that her sister knew it; she had, after all, been in these woods for longer, and was saddled with the leader's children. the time had come to seize their own destiny. no more would they be chained to some place they could not stand.

Tahani cuddled into Shivali, draping her head and neck over her shoulders. "soon, Shiv," she whispered, hope glowing in each short word. "soon we'll be far away, with our family, and a home of our very own." it was like a fantasy, a fairy tale--but it was real. Takiyok had seen it. and it wouldn't be long before it was their reality.