Blacktail Deer Plateau We will welcome summer's ghost

Blue listened and blinked quickly to stay the tears that threatened to choke her. At her friends kindness, Okay. She whispered gently and then brushing his shoulder gently with her muzzle Shall we best friend? With a twitch of her tail she began to count, throwing her tail up above her back and leaning forward to dig her paws into the dirt so she didn't slip starting out. 1....2...3... Then with a soft GO She began mud flying up her back legs and hanging heavy on her paws she didn't even think on it. The wind rippled her fur around her chest and ears and her eyes narrowed as she quickened her pace, fighting to gain control of herself. She felt the wings of speed and hurt and sadness nipping at her heels so she increased her speed, breath heaving in quickened gulps as the tears finally did escape and taste salty on her cheeks, leaving permanent tear tracks for the day.

Her large body tore up the ground as she ran in tune with her friend, she did not pay attention to his face, letting him heal his hurt too, but she did keep pace or maybe it was he that kept pace. She wasn't sure, but they were close and they were running and she began to heal just a little bit more this time.