Porcupine Ridge x ilukutak

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The man walked closer. By this, Eleuthera was not spooked, or given cause for concern — it was always quite a drag whenever she was the only party making the advancements. Though the dove craved connection and conversation above almost all else, she never liked to force her company upon another. Ever perceptive of those around her, Eleuthera appreciated the nearness, even if it was only to ascertain the scent that lingered upon her pelt. 

There was also the fact that Eleuthera, though she had experienced the demise of now two familial packs amongst the willow, rarely had to personally suffer at the hands of others. She really did not have a fearful bone in her body, having traveled the world and not seeing anything that was worthy of being fearful of. The lilac faerie found that, as she flitted through life, the powers-that-be had a tendency to watch over her and bless her every decision (or indecision). Certainly, most of her family had perished (but not all) and she was without a pack (but not forever), so how bad did she reaaaally have it?

Everything was negotiable, she found. Everything was figure out-able. 

“The packs come and they go,” she responded, after a moment’s thought on how much she wanted to reveal to this man, Kigipigak. However, scent told her story more quickly than her voice could ever hope to do. “yet those with Shakti blood remain.” There had been no earthquake that caused the Faeries of the Court to disperse, nor massacre that left many shallow graves within the earth. Certainly, those who truly loved the willows as she, must still stalk about nearby. Even still… “The willows are a crypt,” she noted, with something coloring her voice that could be mistaken for sadness. “a beautiful crypt.”

The time for sadness was over, though. The woman passed her mountaintop acquaintance a soft smile. “I don’t live there anymore. I can’t hold them alone,” it was just a simple truth, nor did she desire to bar others from such a sacred place. “but I find that I no longer desire to stray far.” Eleuthera had once been a traveler, as she assumed Kigipigak to be, but now her place was here, amongst these mountains.