Amelie could hear more wolves, though she didn't even bother to turn and look at them she could her their painful whines and mournful sighs. She remained with her eyes shut for some minutes more, warm threads of salty water flowing down her cheeks.
It was only when her mother pronounced the words he had told her that other day that she realized he was really far gone. Her sobbing stopped and the last tears fell from her eyes. She opened her eyes slowly, resting her tired gaze on the man's ruffled hairs before looking at her mother. "I miss him already" she croaked, with a feeble smile that tried to follow the man's instructions and at the same time soothe her mother's pain.
Peregrine stepped forth, murmuring a quiet lament and then discussing the funeral arrangements. Amelie tuned off, she swiveled her ears back and pinned them to her skull in order to shut them from hearing their words. She craned her neck and touched her nose to Sun Spark's cheek, a weak smile poised on her face during the whole time. Wherever he was, she hoped he could continued to smile too because she surely would.
