Porcupine Ridge my darkness is shining

ayyyy <333

the girl's gaze followed that of the seasoned huntress. she looked to a land bathed in shadow. if anything moved there, she did not see it.

then, muskrat spoke - the gleam of a fast smile brightening her severe features. acci pitra; a noble name from the order of hawks. a name the girl only knew after she'd been christened ava. now, she was straddling the line between two names and could not pick.

but muskrat picked for her. her mismatched gaze lifted hopeful, understanding.

pakasqa. and in her, something unnamed moved to be so readily seen.