Moonspear the silver lining seldom lies in sight too plain to see

The moon was full again.

The clouds parted long enough to let clear, vast skies through finally here in the depths of the night. She couldn't imagine settling in so soon tonight and roved hungrily on despite the chill. Amekaze let it get a little later in the evening and by then, had wrapped up a short patrol along the way before angling up back up the slopes. Once she began to find a true rhythm, she channeled her energy to a new focus, and eventually slowed into a stop.

There, at her pause, she panted softly with her breath pluming as she listened to the relative silence and the dark. Still, to her, even despite the span of winter's hold, she could faintly make out the thrum of it all if she tried. Or, such was simply the blood in her ears. Either way, recently it had been a tumultuous time here, one marked oddly by sorrow from her fellows and the curiosities from the skies. She was ready to see them move forward, lighter, and better than before without the dead weight of doubt and weakness.

She had taken some time and let the deserters get well beyond her immediate reach. Good riddance, and she willed them far, far away from her place here so they would never be a concern of hers again—in a perfect picture, but not one that she would count on. Regardless, she cared less and less by the day with plenty to deal with here without their bullshit fears around too. Far more importantly than any juvenile nonsense like that, she already couldn't hide the swell of her flanks from the last time the moon had gone full. It wasn't one so subtle as last year, and also much earlier in the year than the experienced matron would like to see for herself (a shamelessly summertime wolf), but there was no doubt anywhere now of how it was about to be here. They had enough to keep occupied with and look forward to, as well.

This was a thought that carried the momentum of her next move: Amekaze swung back her head, then howled out to her packmates. She rose up a small melody to rally them happy and strong beneath the big bright moon, all while looking for them to join her—and share too, now that brighter, greener days were finally almost here.

set for march 1. HOWLS 4 happy times and good spring cheer. @Charon @Hydra @Alya @Lyra @Vela Jarilo will come later @Drogon @Dirge @Dune @Gannet @Bernard (if even??) @Ganondorf and also most likely @Corinna too