Phoenix Maplewood what words can never be denied?

:D <333 I've missed writing with you!! AND ALSO THAT ILLUSTRATION!! it adds a whole other edge!!

Tawny fur catches gold; her own shadow grows as she stands tall before she drops her head in cautious observation.

It's eyes are moons in the setting sky. Abnormal. Unwelcome. The sun had not even sunk behind the mountains yet.

She truly is the mouse.

No.

I am wolf.

And she again stands tall again as the teachings return.

Do not run.

Do not cower. 

Do not fear.

This is what mother saw before the cat took her throat - and before she returned the favor. If I survive, my children will know me.

She could not read the interest widening the predator's eyes. She does not trust it. With a flag of her tail, Taktuq draws to her full height and punctures the air with a sharp warning bark.

Around them, the birds no longer sing.