Hushed Willows you're just like an angel

death was something aeryn could not fully understand. it was a hard concept to grasp and even harder to accept. the boy still couldn’t believe his mother was gone. every last bit of her wiped from existence in a blink of an eye. he would stay up at night hoping that some miracle would bring her back, just for a moment. just long enough to experience that motherly love one last time. but nothing ever happened. he would fall back to sleep in a pool of tears.

this grief that consumed him had caused him to isolate himself from others. aeryn would spend his days alone, mindlessly strolling or staring off into space. when his father or siblings addressed him his answers were kept to a minimum.

that day aeryn was doing taking the usual walk. it took awhile for him to realize he was just outside the safety of elysium. it was a little daunting, he’d never traveled this far before. but home was just a hop, skip, and jump away, so he wasn’t too frightened. 

the boy tip-toed along the slopes. eventually he spotted a tangle of roots. inside was a slumbering soul. hello? aeryn stepped forward ever so slowly. are you ok sir?