He stood on the edge of where many scents mingled, taking in each one as though they told a story he could understand. Warm breath lingered in the air. Light fled and winter came again.
He remembered this place. Here, he had hunted and spent fleeting days anticipating a life that seemed promised. But shadows stole that future from him, and he had learned to let it go.
Moongirl had been kind then, and beautiful too. No doubt another man had found her, and fallen as he had. No doubt she had found happiness there, without him.
And that was okay.
Still, as he came to the cusp of the forest, he drank in the bittersweet memories it afforded him and closed his dark eyes in a moment's pause.
He remembered this place. Here, he had hunted and spent fleeting days anticipating a life that seemed promised. But shadows stole that future from him, and he had learned to let it go.
Moongirl had been kind then, and beautiful too. No doubt another man had found her, and fallen as he had. No doubt she had found happiness there, without him.
And that was okay.
Still, as he came to the cusp of the forest, he drank in the bittersweet memories it afforded him and closed his dark eyes in a moment's pause.
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mnēmē - by Melaneus - December 08, 2024, 06:51 PM