Broken Crown

For @Týrr

Spatters of water flew from her pale coat as the female shook herself dry. Scarlett had just crossed the southern river towards the rising sun valley. Even though Scarlett could hunt in Duskfire territory it felt good to stretch her limbs into the valley below the Glacier. Normally she would walk a big around through her pack's lands. Sometimes one needed to step outside of that. Scarlett especially. She liked to meet new wolves, who were often found in the valley below. Her light frame trotted towards the open fields between Duck Lake and Otatso Wetlands. Her red eyes scanned around for any type of prey but the big game was gone and the smaller ones hidden.

Scarlett took a few sips from a stream that tickled down through the fields. It was far more pleasant to drink than that meltwater that could give you brief headaches. It felt good to be on unclaimed grounds, it felt like a mini break. With her caretaker role she was often busy with lessons or with finding topics for her lessons. By now she had given up hope to look for Néa. She probably wasn't returning. It saddened her she left without a word, maybe that could be a very bad sign. Scarlett looked up to see the sunlight being reflected by the glacier. Slowly she smiled. That was exactly what got her to join the Glacier pack. The sunlight that was reflected by the glacier. It was a metaphor for what she wanted to be; A shining light for the other wolves around her. This wasn't going to happen if she was all mopey about a teenager that did not return. Positivity, she thought.