Life had indeed continued forward. It had been so long since her heart had finally broke. Lucero had wandered away before, but after five long years Zeltzin had finally given up hope that he, or her daughter would ever come back. It had been nine years since that day, but in that time she never forgot him, or the dull ache that was left in her chest. No wolf could compare to him, the feelings he brought her, and while she did give birth to three more wonderful children, Eden, their father, still couldn’t hold a candle to what she felt about Lucero all those years ago. It had been six years since her three youngest children’s birth, and in the time she accepted Eden as a dear friend of hers, that her love for him, even if he was the father of her children was platonic. She loved him, but not the way she loved Lucero.

He was a good father and was a big help when Moteuh was so brutally taken from her, a big help when she had been so viciously attacked just around a year ago, the scars of which still could be seen through her thin pelt especially in the heat of the late spring or early summer that was going on now. She had given the female more than she had bargained for though, and had ripped open her attackers femoral artery all the while the female viciously tore and ripped into the flesh of her scruff and back, but she was okay. The female ran, and soon after, Eden had taken her to Glorall for some healing before she went back to Taviora. Since… well she had been teaching, and time passed. The world went on, and peace had once again descended over Moladion, the cycle would continue.

Zeltzin didn’t expect today to be any different from the last, she figured she would meet up with her niece, help her learn more healing, meet with her father and see that he was also tended too before maybe seeing Zelda if she wasn’t too busy or Shem if he was home. He had been gone a lot lately, exploring the world and she was happy about that. He seemed different these last few months, a mother notices these things after all. So as the day went on like any other when she heard the somber tone fall over the forest for her. At first she thought it was her imagination, wishful thinking for a time long gone, Zeltzin had been through so much and had given up hope, but no, that was very real. She stopped in her tracks, her heart raced in her chest and she felt her breaths come quick. Was she getting so old she was mishearing things? Unbidden her white paws began to move towards the calls Origins. It wasn’t far, but her walk quickly turned into a jog, her jog and run and soon a scent she could never forget even if it had been one-hundred years filled her nose.

The short female could see him through the trees now, but still part of her just couldn’t believe what she was seeing. Even as her small form brust through and his face came into sight, her form quickly tackling his she still was having a hard time believing this was actually happening.

”Lucero!” She yipped, her tongue licking all over the wolf she had forever loved, the one that she had thought would never return. She felt many things, she wasn’t sure which was at the forefront, but as she finally settled in her that this was real. He was here! She took a step back, they both looked older, no longer the young wolves in their prime, but still filled with life all the same. He looked good, healthy, like the world had treated him right. There were worries deep in her too, many worries, but no regrets, there was so, so much to talk about. ”You are okay… Where is Midna? Did Scarlet follow you too? So much has happened, there is so much to say… I can hardly believe it still.” She had a million questions and she wasn’t sure if her heart could handle knowing that more of her children were… have been gone. A mother always knows, but it didn’t hurt to have confirmation on where her oldest girls have gone.