that we will live the years together
Sleep seemed to evade her as she tried to close her eyes while resting in the old Poison Path den. It was getting quite often that she found solitude here and it was the only place that comforted her enough to actually get any amount of sleep. She hasn’t even stepped into the pack den since her arrival. Athena wasn’t ready yet to meet her replacement or the children she bore with him. Though she tried her hardest not to be bitter, it still hurt. The anger and bitterness stayed within her own thoughts, however. There wasn’t a need to make an enemy of the female, she would eventually be on her way and out of their fur. Athena just needed to complete her promise to Vuesain man.
When her conscious wouldn’t rest, she decided to take to the mountainside and for a run. Trekking down the secluded path full of nightshade, her mind was elsewhere, but her paws knew the routine and paths. So many years she was here within the mountain. So many years to memorize the terrain and activity of the prey. Perhaps, she should see if Vesper was interested in having a pack hunt. She knew the terrain the best here out of everyone, she could help lead them and fill the caches before winter hit. Could put her in better graces with him. Tomorrow she could scout the mountainside for Pronghorns or Dall sheep and suggest her idea to Vesper. Tonight, she had another agenda.
Careful not to trek too fast down the mountainside, Athena finally arrived in the Ghastly Woods. It has been many moons since she had been here. Here and Fireweed Rise were the places that she loved to just let herself go and just be free. As soon as her paws hit sturdy ground, she was gone. Wind whipping through her fur as she let her legs take her away. Here, where rarely anyone visited, was where she was the most free. She was in her element where she didn’t have to think. She just soared with the wind.