The Sentinels on letting go

assuming that she follows him for continuity, poke me if i'm wrong and i'll edit my post <3

she requested a song, and in this he debated. after a moment he stood, a flame of warmth burning fierce behind inferno eyes. "come," he invited with an encouraging tone as he shifted his weight to carry paws near to the forest's edge, close where sea could be heard crashing against calm shores. 

he paused as dirt bled into sand, and then turned to look upon his fair companion. "a song must be of heart, of soul." he invited her near to him with a gesture of his paw. "feel that which surrounds you," he began as he dug earthly paws into the sandy soil beneath him. "feel the life in earth and sea." eyelids fluttered shut as he sucked in a deep breath.

an exhale then as eyes opened.

"feel the spirits of that which you seek to protect. and then when you are ready, sing of your desires." he could not teach her a song that must be of her own creation, but he could guide her in such ways to construct one.

lips parted, and a hymn slipped from his tongue as example.

"spirits of forest and sea collide."
"nurses of coursing power and life."
"tend to deadwood, wounds of old."
"restore strayed beauty, back to blooming hope."

a song for the woods they stood within, that it might once again witness flourishing green days.