Honeyed Pasture in their clean white coats

@Miriam

 

mama had taken her for a day trip upon the mainland today. perhaps it was easy for the fully-grown experienced scout, but the trip was slightly tiring for nüwu. if she complained, mama told her it was good to build her endurance, and so the girl grew quiet and continued on. at some point nüwu told mama she needed a break, and so huā went to go hunt something for her while while the sandy girl curled into a comfortable sunbathe upon an exposed stone in the pasture, blinking happily at the smiling clouds and feeling content with relaxing.

As Yuelong had once stayed in Neverwinter, she recognized not only the scent, but a few of the children that was near. Today but a pleasant stroll out of the stifling forest. While she had stayed there for so long, it just wasn't.. Home. Especially now her own daughter avoided her, and her son missing, the place only brought but misery.

Miriam wanted just a bit of light, and to the pasture did she see but a small child, "aren't you far from home?" approaching so, she smiled gently at the sunbathing girl.

nüwu looked to the woman, who carried upon her the scent of neverwinter (friends) and traces of liliana (sister, apparently). she smiled to the question, i am, but mama is nearby, hunting. she looked out across the horizon and found neverwinter was beyond some large meadows, are you not also far? why do you wander? she inquired, not knowing it was not so distant for adults. but she believed wolves did not go places without purpose (for every trip of her own to the water was to learn of the sea, every trip into the inner island for rest) and she doubted miriam wandered only to wander. was there something she seeked? or did she long to escape?

"When you are older, you have more freedom- and ways to protect yourself." She explained gently. Miriam was not the best fighter, but as she was an adult wolf, she wasn't one to be but a simple push-over. The only real issue was to those who excelled in the mercenary trade, she was afraid for that day to come. Only then, could a prayer to the Horned God be given for his divine protection.

"Though, I do plan to return.. I only needed some space." Her body motioned to leaned down in a simple lay near the child, as a silver gaze casted out toward where Yuelong may be. Long ago did she visit the sea, without a car in the world, and no children to take care of.. And now, it nearly seemed to come back; as the mother lost one child, and was quite close to losing her other.

She thought about the Orchid, and wondered if this was how her mother felt when she left as a yearling.