Noctisardor Bypass stergeda

once upon a time, heda had been part of a great hunt.
rivenwood, sapphique, duskfire glacier, and moonglow had joined.
but that life felt as if it had been eons ago.
now she fought for every mouthful and morsel; today no different. beside the lagoon she plucked a goose, looking up toward the same pair of nesting ospreys that mahler had once watched during long hours spent alongside the water.