She wanted to be brave and stronger. Something burned in her to try even though fear was making her stiff with every stop she took further and further from Taviora’s safe borders. Soma knew her sister had snuck away again. Her mother had told her many times to not wander but it seemed she again had not completely headed their mother’s warning. It wasn’t just that though. Soma wanted to see what she saw and explore the lands as she was. Masque just seemed lightyears ahead of her in everything. She was confident, brave, strong, and social too. She could do anything and Soma… well she stayed at home playing with leaves and fairies. She loved the fairies they were gentle and kind but Soma did want to see more…

It was that that compelled her more so to follow her sister into the free lands rather than tell her father or mother that she had wandered off again. The red-eyed girl wanted to see the world for herself too, despite her scars and the story of how she got them she just had to see it. Just once to see what it was like.

So far it was much like the forest she had been in with her family. The main difference was that it lacked the scent of the pack members around and the alphas and the trees were different the scents were different. She thought about that for a moment looking up at the trees that were starting to change as the new season, autumn her father said was next began to set in. She could feel the fairies with her but they didn’t bring much for comfort as the leaves blew about it was her main sign that they were following her in the wind. They could not keep her safe, she knew this the little nymphs did no such thing for her mother and she loved them as much as Soma could as well.

Right now though she stiffly moved through the forest, every part of her on edge and listening for anyone to come forward. If something was going to get her she certainly wasn’t going to be caught of guard. She would run as fast as she could, but currently it felt like the little girl was very much alone out in the middle of the forest.