Arrow Lake lux aurumque

Hopeless. That's how she felt today. Hopeless and exhausted. It was one more day without her son and one more day she had to find some way to survive through her grief. It wasn't as though she hadn't dealt with loss before, but this time was vastly different,  and sometimes, she wasn't sure she could keep moving forward.

The call from the borders didn't immediately pull her attention from her somber thoughts, but the familiarity of the sound eventually worked it's way into her consciousness, making her stop her aimless walking and stare in the direction of the howl. She could only feel wary disbelief as she made her way there, too afraid to let herself hope.

She froze as the pair came into view. Sadiq and...Tahani? How? She moved forward slowly as if still unable to let herself believe even her own two eyes. But when she reached her lost sister, her face crumpled, and she pressed into the fur of her neck, silent for a few moments as she tried to fight the tears that stung the corners of her eyes. I feared you were dead, she murmured quietly into her sister's coat. She would soon inquire about her weakened state, but for now, Taki was just glad to have her back.