Fenru Tainn was not sure why but the sudden coming and going of the influx of foxes around Relic Lore had him utterly upset and unnerved. All the chattering and the periodic flashes of auburn fur had plagued him in his dreams and all hours of the day. During the week sightings of the pesky vermin had seemingly ceased; whether or not it was because he was purposefully avoiding the grounds where he had initially seen them, he was not so sure. Either way, the youth was glad to have been seemingly rid of them as he went further and further away from his mother's borders.
In a time, a good day or so, Fen had found himself amidst tall gray-barked trees, adorned with crisp white flowers and dark leaves. The sweet perfume, undoubtedly coming from the grove of cherry trees, filled his nostrils and sent his mind spinning until he had temporarily forgotten why he had let his feet take him this far north of Swift River. He collapsed onto his side, feeling the ground give way beneath him as he gazed at the world sideways through half-lidded eyes. His eyesight blurred until his body gave a jolt and he curled up into a trembling circle. He buried his nose between his hind limb and side, trying with all his might to summon from memory everything good to block out the sounds of war.
He had to shut his eyes tight. The sight of the small clusters of white flowers against a dark background called to mind the abstract memory of the rogue leader's teeth, the flash of @Kade's and @Elettra's fangs as they threw themselves at the enemy. In his head the growling continued, the smell of blood recalled even through the perfume of imminent fruit. He trembled and shivered for a time, his breathing becoming ragged he conjured up @Lucero's smile, the way @Kisla had welcomed him home, when @Arlette had come to his borders by mistake... when @Corinna had once praised him for chasing off a coyote.
It had been a month and still everything hurt. It was as if the adrenaline had never left his body and only now was it oozing from his limbs and back down into the earth; the event of its continuous passing leaving his bones stiff, his muscles aching, and his mind scarred beyond repair. The adults and his superiors had done everything to ensure that the wolves of the Aniwaya pack, the plague-bringers and pup-abductors, but it had been more than enough to send Fenru back down to the bottom of the pit where he was sure to drown in his feigned confidence and the suffocating sensation that came with the stunted instincts that should have proven once and for all he was the man he ought to be... for his family, for Rissa, for Kisla, for Corinna, for Ice, and the sake of his own future as an aspiring Guard.
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