Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2015 15:27:20 GMT -5
She called to me, and so I followed…
The night was alive. She could feel it all around her. The soft onyx fur along the nape of the diminutive fae seemed to stand up on end, the feeling in the air electric, pulsing and vibrant. Tonight, the moon was a complete circle, shining brilliantly in the sky. Not even the brightest star could rival the moon’s intensity and beauty. It seemed so close, and yet out of reach, looming. The air was humid, still warm in spite of the late hour. The jungle was always warm, though. Night had always been Willow’s favorite time, when the blazing sun dipped below the western horizon and the Goddess began her watch.
Willow stood, her eyes closed, senses heightened by the surrounding darkness. All around, the crickets chirped in fervent chorus, their ancient hymn resounding in the nighttime. The small she-wolf breathed in the sweet fragrance of jasmines – a sure sign of the summer, her mother had informed her, and Athena seemed to know a lot of things. Willow was always eager to listen and learn, whether the lesson was life-saving plants or the legends of unseen deities. Willow knew she would be a healer someday, just like her mother, but it was the stories of the gods that she loved the most.
She had many names, but Willow knew her as the Goddess of the Moon, or simply the Goddess, hallowed by innumerable wolves. She was a symbol of femininity, held in high regard in Willow’s mind, due in part to the pack she belonged to. There were a few male pups around. Willow didn’t dislike them, but she knew it was the females to whom the Goddess gave heed. From the largest to the littlest femme, the Goddess gave her blessings to those who earned it.
And tonight was the night to honor the sacred feminine, when the moon was full. Tonight was to be the first of many spent there in the wilderness, with her sisters by her side. Eyelids still shut, her gentle voice was the first to speak. ”The Goddess is here. I can feel her.”
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Tags: Lethe + @santhenatempest
OOC: I figured I’d start it out with just the biological sisters and have the other girl pups come in later, or on a different night!
This is for Lethe to find her new owl friend :>
This is for Lethe to find her new owl friend :>