As you go through life you'll see
There is so much that we
Don't understand
And the only thing we know
Is things don't always go
The way we planned
But you'll see every day
That we'll never turn away
When it seems all your dreams come undone
We will stand by your side
Filled with hope and filled with pride
We are more than we are
We are one
It was Heyel whom moved first that night, Heyel whom came to my den within the darkness and woke me from my sleep until the violet of my gaze met his own and the ancient words slipped from his lips, my own ears pricked forward as I was given to rise, to touch my muzzle to my Kane and my children so small before sliding out and into the night to travel through the silence and the darkness with a fear most terrible in my heart and worry upon my mind. I am not knowing how it is Heyel knows that which he does, I know not if he speaks the truth and yet I believe it so. For one whom has brought death to so many others I am believing indeed perhaps that the true Angel of Death and my sire are being close, that perhaps they whisper to each other and as such it is Heyel whom speaks now, whom says we must go to Spirane. He knows….though I do not know how. Perhaps he heard the call of Pruge’s victory, perhaps he heard Alcide’s final summons. I know it not, know only that we stride close this night, my sire and I, moving from Diveen. It was to my own land that Purge had first turned her gaze, the whitened female held back by my Kane, only to return and seek to challenge myself in battle. I am not a creature of violent intent, I seek only the use of my fangs when all else is given to fail and yet for my pack, for my family I had bled that day, sent Pure fleeing from before me and straight into the path of my ally….my friend and indeed it is for this that my chest grips most tightly with clutches so cold.
Moonglow has long ruled Spirane, her family guardians of Solevion before that when Boneclaw ruled and my Father sought alliance. The friendship of our familes is long and yet tonight it would seem an end has come an end I am not yet ready to face or accept. She is older then myself and yet not to old still. I had bled for my pack, yet it would seem Moonglow dies for hers. There is not greater sarcrifice and indeed her childnre may grow in the knowledge of what she did for them this night, that their Mother died for them and within DIveen they will always have place. I wil watch over her children for as long as I am able, guard them for as long as they desire it. Moonglow is more then ally, she is a sister to myself, for years so long Solevion and Trenus, Spirane and Diveen have walked side by side and the night seems colder for this loss, the air so very still in it’s silent embrace. We do not pause at the border, for though it is Purge’s pack this night I will not be kept from my company and fellow Queen. A leader is forever and always a leader, she will die as she loved, in this I am sure though I hope only to see her before it is she is given to pass, my pace increased as heyel strides beside me. He stood before Boneclaw so many years ago, watched Solevion and Boneclaw burn within the skyfire and indeed though he has spoken no word I know well what he thinks. He saw her Mother die that night and for all that he is, for all the cruelty others speak of when my Father is mentioned….I know why he comes this night. He was allied to Boneclaw….he will come to Moonglow now for the respect he held for her Mother and the respect he holds still for Alcide, though it remains unspoken.
There are others gathered when we arrive, Heyel moving away though I know not where as my paws are given to fall silent atop the earth, form a whisper of ethereal white as I come to pass her children and pack mates as they gather, the violet of my gaze held upon the form of herself and Alcide. They say the bond of mate-hood does not break, that in this world or the next one will wait for the other until it is they are complete again and indeed I feel a wetness to my eyes at the sight before me as I come so silently to stand before them. Alcide will not leave her, not in this life and not in the next. There are so many whom believe love is a futile emotion, a wasted one and yet this night I know it to be false. To hate is easy. To love is so very much harder and yet…..to love is to hurt, my own chest aching in these moments to look upon the children gathered. Always they will have a home in Diveen, each wolf of Spirane whom seeks it. Moonglow and Alcide had answered my call to war those years ago and though never will it be enough- perhaps I may nope repay them this night by opening Diveen to those whom will come.
I am silent for some moments as I simply look upon her, seeking a smile most gentle and soft, though it shakes upon my lips to see her form so bloodied and bruised. She was a creature so beautiful, so lovely…..I remember her…..I will always remember her as she looked that day upon the fields of Diveen when she came to walk with myself, when her pelt was aglow and her eyes so bright. I will not remember her so bloodied and worn….it was not her way, nor that of Alcide. He will stay with her, this I know, though I cannot say how, the whispers of children falling silent in these moments as I reached to place my muzzle against Moonglows own in a silent goodbye, in the touch of Angels for I knew no other way, my head bowed no to Alcide as I turn though my voice is given to whisper so soft, so low.
“I will watch over your children forever, for always, this promise I will keep. I will miss you, my friends. I will remember you.”
Always I will remember. Always. I moved then to sit, to watch over them in silence, to keep them safe this night. I have not always believed in the truth of Angels, yet perhaps this night, if ever my blood is given to hold power…..it will shine this night, to act as guardian for my friends of the mountain, to keep them safe until they no longer linger hear. I will not cry here and now…it is not my place to show such things befor their children. I will wait, I will watch, I will guard and I will not forget this night, not know and not ever. Perhaps…..had Purge taken Diveen they would still be alive…..
I knew not the words so soft that appeared within the air, words of the ancient tongue the violet of my gaze lifted as Heyel moved from the shadows to sit silently beside myself in words I knew the others would not understand, sacred words, old words….yet tonight I believe they may be shared.
“He says ‘may heavens light surround you and Angels guide you in’. It is….a prayer, one that is being very old, it is…..a prayer to keep those whom travel….safe.”
It is a prayer to open the heavens that Heyel gives this night for Moonglow and Alcide. I will not forget him, nor will I forget Moonglow, my sister of the Mountain. I will not forget.
Even those who are gone
Are with us as we go on
Your journey has only begun
Tears of pain, tears of joy
One thing nothing can destroy
Is our pride, deep inside
We are one
We are one, you and I
We are like the earth and sky
One family under the sun
All the wisdom to lead
All the courage that you need
You will find when you see
We are one
Queen of Diveen || Soul of Sen || Mate of Kane || Mother of 11