Noctisardor Bypass Soft blue skies, helium balloons float up, away

Vague assumptions about Wylla and Phaedra's trip, they left August 19th and would take a little over 2 weeks round trip!

Spending time at the seaside invigorated Wylla, but eventually, they had to return home. She came with more context than she left with, one piece of which had dropped a cold weight in her belly that had yet to leave. But Wylla chose not to think about that, instead savouring the time with her daughter before Rivenwood's gateway columns loomed into sight.

Phaedra and Wylla likely had the same idea upon returning home, but the latter peeled away from the former upon entering the territory. The second she crossed the threshold, her mood began to sour. There was simply no such thing as a feeling of home for Wylla; she had never known a welcoming home in her life besides Keokuk Glade, for each and every one was promptly poisoned.

She returned for her daughter, and Phaedra alone. Never again would Wylla walk away from her children. They were the only wolves in the world that she had and could count on. Wylla knew now that she was destined to die alone, as she had always lived alone, unable to rely on anyone but for her blood. Even Tiercel, who despised her so, but had not hurt her the way others had.

She shoved the thoughts away, attempting some kind of serene expression as she padded silently into the trees in search of a warm spot to lie down and rest.