Kildeer Rest Winters Eve

If the amber eyes of the pale northerner were upon her, then Keyni did not notice. She was too immersed in the moment, of taking in the familiar fragrance of her close friend. It made her cheeks flush warmly, just thinking how lucky she had been here. How many good, honest wolves she had the pleasure of knowing.

"May it continue to be so..." She tacked on. Her voice held a note of a more solemn nature. The Moonwoman would know the devastation she had seen. She did not move far. Only away to settle closer to stack of hides, glancing to admire their quality. On the snow laden earth, she rested, poised. Perfectly at home, even exposed in this great cold. 

"That is what I came to tell you. I did not mean to be away for so long." She breathed, shutting her eyes briefly as she recalled the past, the events leading up to it. "Before my departure, you may recall I had taken a scouting mission, north." She paused. "It was uneventful. I intended to turn around and head home, but I fell sick. It felt like a common stomach bug at first. But then I felt my memory almost slipping. I couldn't navigate either, I was so dizzy." She sighed, but showed no sign of weakness. "I pushed on, trying to lay low. Let the symptoms resolve themselves. I was lucky when a pair of wolves...a couple, both medics, were kind enough to treat me in exchange for assisting them through a few lean months for them. I then immediately found my way back...but as you can see, far from where I left." Her ears fell slightly, jade eyes darting briefly to her paws. A show of apology, were one even needed.