Northstar Vale It's just a lightyear and a day

She was just so tired. Tired of it all, physically and mentally, from one thing to the next it never seemed to end - it was all such a bad dream that she hoped one day she would simply wake up and find herself back in Kaistleoki as a squire once again, and leave all of this behind her. To start over once more. That would be nice. 

Then a voice snapped her out of those thoughts, those desires, and dull blues shifted over in their sockets in order to see who it was. Vespera. There was no smile or a friendly greeting, no wag of her tail, no tears either, she simply gazed at the woman with vacant eyes and a matching tone. Nothing. Then, she grew silent. 

Absolutely nothing's changed. Clarifying after a while, although vague, she wasn't certain how much Vespera was willing to listen to judging by their last couple encounters, the looks cast her way. I'm sorry... I lost. Again, she felt like everything rested on her own shoulders. That the fate of the pack, the members, their futures, all depended on her winning that last encounter and once again, she failed.