Stone Circle mourning dove

@Arlette

whatever remedies might have been offered had proven ineffective. alsek’s nightmares hadn’t stopped since they’d began, leaving him sleep deprived and detached. he often drifted here or there without aim, simply content to move, to be awake. 

alsek stumbled over his paws toward the seemingly distant border only some yards away. polaris hadn’t seen him yet on this day, allowing him some time to wander without worrying about his next excuse. he didn’t want her to worry; after everything he’d done, what good would further burdens do?

there was a blackbird there, an apparent fledgling. alsek blinked to keep himself awake enough to observe.