Neverwinter Forest new disaster

lost again.

this time thinking of what the rest of his life would look like --

thinking, did it hurt? had she suffered when she slipped away to that other realm?

and when it came time for him, would he hurt too?

he barely noticed meerkat resting against a mossy log; actually, in all reality, he would have passed by her entirely -- if it were not for a distinct scent lingering.

arcturus halted, feeling grief's stranglehold tighten his throat. he surveyed the lump and realized he knew this wolf. "..meerkat?"