Silver Moraine Aiokatti

This thread title TT___TT You give me all the feels. Tags for ref.

Aftershocks rippled through Njord’s heart which, at this point, felt more like a pile of loose shale rather than the solid foundation that it was supposed to be. Meerkat had made the final call to leave Sapphique. Mostly, he didn’t know how to process this. The Sveijarn-Corten family was deeply woven into the pack’s fabric, for better or worse. The terrific change felt like a forest fire. Uncontrollable. Destructive.

Necessary.

Njord and @Meerkat had been ostracized from the pack’s meeting. While the others gathered, they kept careful watch over @Swordfish and @Quennell. He hugged his wife closely, senses vigilant for any sign of the looming bear.

The whale carcass had turned into a pile of inedible compost. His son needed fresh meat to recover. While his wife stayed behind, Njord went out to harvest a deer from the Broken Antler herd. He had been able to successfully maim a young buck… but not enough to bring it down completely. It had bolted away and Njord followed its trail at an endurance trot.

It managed to wander even farther than anticipated. Before he knew it, he was on the plains – the Morraine within his sight. He would have turned back if it weren’t for the movement of a white-furred wolf against the dark-colored slate.

He knew that silhouette!

“Kigipigak!” he called, needing the familiar comfort of a long-time friend.