Sun Mote Copse I'll be resting my eyes

Fin fell quiet after she saw the gratitude and relief wash over Wildfire's face. She slipped into the background after that, simply watching mournfully as their loved ones shuffled in and out to say good bye. There was a moment when Wildfire cried out, but it was nonsense. Her eyes narrowed thoughtfully, but she let it go in the next moment. Wildfire was sick. There was no point in reading into those words, so she merely shook her head to dismiss it when any eyes wandered to try and meet hers.

When at last Wildfire left the world, it felt for a moment as though all of the air had been sucked away with her. Sound vanished along with it. All of her senses went suddenly numb except for that low whoosh that was her goddaughter disappearing before her eyes. Slowly, the sounds of sobs and whispered words of regret and farewell began to return.

Fin shut her eyes to steady herself, letting that one moment of silence be all the weakness she'd allow herself over Wildfire's loss. At least for this moment. Once she opened them again, it would be to look on a different world. A broken world. A world that she would take it upon herself to repair, no matter what it cost her. Because it was her daughter's world, and Finley owed her little girl and the dear friends that had born her so much more than that.

So while Wildfire stepped forward to meet Fox and Peregrine on the other side, Finley with a glance at Elwood stepped forward to pick up the broken pieces in this one.

Felt like this needed a wrap. Hope no ones minds <3