Moonspear know that the shine inside will always keep you strong

Nearly two weeks passed and Tiuttuk’s memories didn’t come back to her. With the help of @Alaric and Tikaani, she was able to figure out how much time she’d lost and get a general idea of where she’d been these past few months. But she could recall none of it. Her only memory of @Sobeille was from their meet-cute back in spring.

Her body carried the memories, even if her mind didn’t. Headaches continued to afflict her, plus there were aches and pains throughout her torso. Tiuttuk knew something very traumatic must’ve happened to her. It made her wonder whether she was better off leaving the memories in the black hole. It was enough of a warning not to find Sobeille and demand answers.

She wasn’t particularly compelled by that notion anyway. Alaric had mentioned pups, though without any recollection, Pie felt no attachment. It made her feel strange, knowing there were children out there who might wonder where she’d gone—surely they’d had nothing to do with whatever had happened to her—but that was no more compelling than her vague feelings toward Sobeille.

Treepie knew they should head to the caldera, though the idea unsettled her. She wouldn’t find newborns there; her siblings would be nearly grown by now. She wasn’t ready to face that, so Pie asked her sister and Alaric to accompany her back to Moonspear. She knew there was no village there—her memories cut off right after its fall—but she still found a great deal of comfort in the mountain’s familiarity.

The September sunlight warmed her face now as she sat on an overhang near the foot of the great slope. She’d spent an hour with her eyes closed, attempting to remember anything, though her efforts were halfhearted and the memories remained elusive. Pie opened them now, yellow gaze panning over the neighboring glen as she quit trying to look into the past and instead wondered what the future held.