Dragoncrest Cliffs Epitaph

it was strange to think of sapphique without first thinking of erzulie and rosalyn. dragoncrest was but a shell without their lives here, and he a brittle husk left behind.

there was joy in learning others survived — but what were survivors except wolves deeply rooted in a community of grief?

his sorrowed eyes swept the thinned crowd. chacal announced their new ranking system. mireille gave them promotions. theo seemed troubled by a quiet growl. etienne was wracked with sobs. wing was possessed of a disquieting thousand yard stare. jorunn seemed displaced. suzu’s howl broke on its edge and fell back to a keen.

val’s voice lifted among his kin, but he did not howl for himself today.

he howled for lives and faces he would never seen again.