While I know my mate does not blame me for losing to Covet, I know that she worries for the other wolves of Diveen, the ones with a future that have lost the only home they've ever known. I know that Achilles will be the one to fight to get Diveen back. I can practically feel his anger from here. I rumble deep in my throat in pleasure as Isola licks my wounds, always one to enjoy her tender caresses. I know that we both hold scars now from fighting for our home though she remains timelessly beautiful to me. As Shiloh arrives, Isola goes to embrace her and I whimper in my throat, wishing I had the strength to get up and do the same. I know that the touch is enough to break down Isola's barriers and make her want to cry but she is ever the queen and holds herself up proudly.

I listen as she tells Shiloh that everything will be okay and asks her to watch over Azrael and his family. I had heard that he would be going there instead and I silently wish him the best. Azrael and I never did really get along but I think somewhere in his mind, he did have a respect for me. Isola then lets the worry out in her voice as she asks of Heyel, if he went to Spirane and I have the dreaded feeling that I already know the answer. I know that she's kept this from me because she didn't want me to worry in the midst of the defeat but I already knew Heyel wasn't here. I would have heard his "godly" voice by now if he was.

Shiloh seems to be breaking apart at the seams every time she looks at me and it breaks my heart to see any daughter of mine look so torn. I know that she knows some healing and so she must be able to look at my wounds in their true severity which probably only makes it worse for her. My words seem to help if only a little. She agrees with me and I smile back, hoping to assure her that everything will be okay. I can't help but laugh when she jokes about Azrael but I start coughing and when I spit up blood, I try to bury it with dirt from my paw quickly, hoping no one else saw. I know it's just because the motion further irritated my intestines and injured stomach and that will take some time to heal. None the less, I try to keep the mood light. "You're right. The forest should be protected."

Shiloh's answer about Heyel is what I expected though I like how she tries to reassure Isola by saying she could have missed him. She tells her she will send him back if she sees him and I nod silently in approval. I do worry for him, even if he never did admit to liking me. I think he really did inside though.


Kane.male.fourteen years.39in.190#.bound forever to Isola.fated to Sinopa.father to many.Spirane