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In flames of deaths eternal reign - Weldering - Aug 25, 2010 [dohtml] [/dohtml] In flames of deaths eternal reign - Borlla - Sep 04, 2010 [dohtml]
The lightening form of Borlla wandered southward, out of Swift River to enter the Wildwood once again. This was where she used to live...This had been her home. And now it was gone. Burned into nothing, taking away her parents. The memories were fuzzy, and she could never seem to scrounge up the appropriate emotions. She'd never really mourned their death. Even now, a little older, she still found it hard. Struggling with her feelings. She could barely remember them now, after two months without really putting much thought into them.
She moved carefully through the tangles and, soon after, the barren wood into her old home. Nostrils flared, taking in any old scents, but there were none. All she got was a lungful of stale smoke. Between her paws was a small green shoot, evidence of new life forming in the forest. Bending down, she nosed it carefully, then moved on, grazing it with her paws as she moved over it. Everything would soon grow over, and no one would remember the wildfire. In flames of deaths eternal reign - Weldering - Sep 10, 2010 Thanks for joining my thread! Sorry for the delay <3 [dohtml] [/dohtml] In flames of deaths eternal reign - Borlla - Sep 11, 2010 [dohtml]
Forever and ever Borlla would rue the day that the fire took their home. Things would have been so much better with their parents to keep them in line, to keep the peace, to keep things fair. In the young girl's mind, it was only a matter of time before everything collapsed around the family, leaving them with nothing but a disgusting mess of broken ties and tears. It was bound to happen eventually. With a family so large, maybe outsiders imagined that they worked together well, all mourning and trying to work as a unit to fix what had been broken. But that wasn't the case. Now that her parents weren't around it was every wolf for himself...And that included Borlla, no matter what anyone else said.
Her paws dragged lazily through the ash, until she heard a familiar voice. It caused her to pause, and she twisted her head to look, orange eyes blinking in mild surprise. What was he doing here? For a moment, she felt almost angry, as if this wolf that she barely knew, this stranger, was dirtying this sacred place. His mere presence was destroying it all...But he didn't seem to really be doing anything bad. She sat and silently absorbed his words. Her bland expression turned to one of mild irritation. "I'm fine, geez." She quickly got up again, turning her whole body to face him, ears twisted back in contempt. Don't let anybody see you cry, though it might have been a little late now. In flames of deaths eternal reign - Weldering - Sep 11, 2010 [dohtml] [/dohtml] In flames of deaths eternal reign - Borlla - Sep 12, 2010 [dohtml]
Borlla rolled her shoulders, letting out a harsh jet of air that almost seemed to temporarily deflate her. Coming here was stupid. It was a stupid idea and she'd regret it. She already was regretting it actually. A soft whine warbled in her throat as she felt Weldering at her side, but it shifted into a growl. She didn't want to be difficult, but she had to be. She wandered past the boundaries that had been set for her because she knew that she was older than they all said she was. If she cried, then she'd prove them right. Everything that she'd done would be ruined. They might as well lock her away in Swift River forever.
Her haunches bent to the ground, and she looked at her paws, nose twitching as her mind raced. The company was nice, she guessed. Better Welde then her own family. They wouldn't want her to be here. Well, maybe Torla wouldn't mind. She wasn't as bossy as the rest. But even Torla, Borlla was sure, would somehow make things work. Was the little girl turning into a pessimist so soon? "Yeah..." She mumbled, her voice trailing off as she looked at her paws, cautiously glancing sideways at the darker male. What were they like? She picked her head up, and a serious expression clouded over her features. "...I don't know." The words had been lost. She could see the images clearly in her mind, but...There wasn't an answer. It hadn't been that long ago. "Mom was nice...She wouldn't have let any of this happen." If it hadn't gotten to her first, Borlla was sure her mother could have stopped the fire. Her father...She could recall little about him. Her mother overshadowed most of the images in her mind. Maybe that was just for the better. In flames of deaths eternal reign - Weldering - Sep 12, 2010 [dohtml] [/dohtml] In flames of deaths eternal reign - Borlla - Sep 12, 2010 [dohtml]
Her tail swept absentmindedly along the earth, dirtying her pelt further, but she didn't seem to notice. "Yeah, the fire," She twisted to look at him, her voice harsh. How could he have misunderstood her? "Sure, it would have destroyed the woods, I guess, but we would have been okay. She would have kept us all together." Brows furrowed together, and she looked at the blackened ground again. She twitched, and stood up, walking in a wide circling around Welde and where she'd just sat, before sitting again, only to stretch out into a lying position. She couldn't sit still here, there was just so much...Stuff!
Father. Why did he want to know so bad? "It's---It's none of your business!" She barked, on all fours again, letting out a heavy breath. She could barely remember anything about her dad. "I don't remember anything about him. I'm a girl. He spent more time with my brothers than he did with me." She managed out, despite her earlier protest. That fact didn't bother her. That was just how things were. In flames of deaths eternal reign - Weldering - Sep 12, 2010 [dohtml] [/dohtml] In flames of deaths eternal reign - Borlla - Sep 12, 2010 [dohtml] Her teeth gritted together as she suppressed a smile and a laugh. All this ash was turning her a bit black. There'd be no logical excuse for her appearance if she showed up in Swift River looking like she did. "...Yeah." Her voice warbled, and she let out air as the feeling was finally subdued. She pictured Indru glowering down at her, knowing exactly where she'd been. It was good that there was a river near Swift River, and she definitely intended to trot trough it before returning home. It was just random, wasn't it? Well, Borlla knew that. Wolves couldn't shoot water. At least not enough water to put out a fire. But even if she hadn't been able to put out the fire, Borlla was sure that she would have kept everyone together. She'd have enough self-control and reason to keep her children together, and her father probably would have been able to do his part as well. Even if he never really did much with her, at least he was there. He didn't hate her. He would have wanted to save her just as much as Indru or Kenai or Torla, or even Kinis! "I don't hate him or anything," She looked over at Weldering, a concerned gleam in her orange eyes. "I was just so little...I'm sure he barely did much with Kinis or Triell either." Barely able to walk or even see or speak, they probably weren't of much use to Rihael. She ran her tongue over her teeth, and shook her head. There must have been something more interesting to talk about. It was better than wallowing. "I bet he loved you, though." She offered him a light smile, and snuffled, scooting slightly across the ash so she wouldn't have to turn her head so much. |