Moonspear everywhere i go, i feel you there

arcturus remained despondent, his eyes fluttered shut and the fractured yellow of them momentarily hid from the world. he did not want gannet to see the stain that blemished his deep blue -- nor did he wish to relive the heartbreak of finding his most possessing, unifying feature stolen from him. muttering something into his muddied paws, the little black cub let loose a body-heaving sigh.

he knew gannet was attempting, at the very least, to distract him -- but he could not be distracted from the flaw that threatened to destroy the most entrenched symbol of his identity. reluctantly the boy opened his eyes, this time heaving another sigh in gannet's direction.