show them the joy and the pain and the ending; Wolfbane

[Wolfbane]

WOLFBANE

They might not individually be privy to each other’s personal regrets and pain, but they can share a mutual sadness over the one horse who’s brought them both so much purpose and love. There was no one Wolfbane idolized more than his father, no one he emulated more even with the countless setbacks and bitter resentment. Always all he’d ever wanted was to make the old warg proud.

“Heartfire …” He mulls, silently appreciating the trend of two-syllable names that seem to have found their way down to him. She asks if he wants to know anything in particular and while he can think of a few thousand things, he starts out with “Was dad your only child?”

Could he have cousins, more distant relations right around the corner? His father's own brood had been varied and strong as a unit, even among the siblings who weren’t blood-related. It was fascinating to think that at some point or another Longclaw had been a mere foal; it would be even more interesting to know that his childhood might have been spent not unlike his own.

And then, “Will you stay here?” falls from his overworked tongue, genuine curiosity and perhaps a spark of hope shining in his eyes when Wolfbane turns to admire his grandmere.

|| The Pirate Lord of Loess ||

@[Heartfire] I cannot explain how wonderful it is to finally be connecting all the dots <3