I stared up at the sun / Thought of all other people, places and things I've loved / I stared up just to see / Of all other faces, you are the one next to me...
-- OneRepublic, If I Lose Myself Tonight
April 3rd; Just before sunrise; Partly Cloudy; 36° F/2° C
Of all the places Fenru Tainn could have started living with his new outlook on life, he chose a significant spot where his mother had once met a couple of pack leaders - Alexander from the Mountain and Jaysyek from Cedarwood Forest. The stories of Corinna hunting beavers and being graced by the pair of white-pelted rulers had never been forgotten, not even through all the trauma and taxing unhappiness. In fact, the tales of both encounters had always left him dreaming of visiting the place just to see for himself if he, too, would be granted such an occasion. He rose earlier than usual, made one sweep along a small portion of one of his normal patrol routes then trailed the River north where it eventually branched off to snake through the Wildwood.
The crisp Spring air, still chilled from the night before energized him as he scampered along with the creek to his right. An aperture in the clouds allowed the sun's first rays to peek through the trees and bathe Heartleaf Creek in a warm glow. He cast his orange eyes about the area, spotting in the distance the grand structure of an impressive beaver dam and a smile cracked on either side of his face. He had found it.
He broke into a run, sprinting across a shallow part of the creek and making his way toward the construction with hurried steps. Beaver musk faintly hung in the air, another reminder that breeding season had come and gone. He pressed his nose along the rough branches that just touched the riverbank before deciding that he would do well not to push his luck by startling or angering a territorial beaver. Large paws stepped along the muddy shore, stopping only when he felt he had given himself enough distance between his proposed resting spot and the dam.
Fenru continued to eye the landmark, still half-marveling at the large rodents' handiwork and imagining how his mother and the two ivory leaders had met, here, in this very spot. He found a decent spot in the smooth, timeworn pebbles and river stones and sprawled out, stretching his limbs as far as he could. Again, he cast his fiery eyes to the morning sun before closing them completely, savoring its warmth for the time being before the clouds could steal it away again.
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