Post by kentucky827 on Feb 20, 2008 20:07:08 GMT -5
At last, the femmora’s thudding paws halted. She breathed in the fresh air; she was safe here. She could tell. The humans and their ways, their destructive, careless, malevolent ways would not follow her. Now she could live in peace like she had wanted to for as long as she could remember. A smile crossed her face; perhaps this new land could be her home. Taking another whiff of the atmosphere, she concluded that this would be so. The scent of other lupines was about. Finally, she thought, somewhere peaceful. There was no Rei here; no Sunec and none of their pups. Taking in the fauna—which wasn’t much but dead or dying trees and plants—she wondered what this place would be like when the temperature rose. One shred of hope left within her provoked her to listen to the birds… but she heard nothing. Of course not, she was nearly entirely deaf.
What would become of her now? Her family had been accustomed to the disability she possessed but… what if she was to join a pack? Or could she? What if no one wanted her? Would they even be able to understand that the words they spoke were so faint that to comprehend them was difficult for her? She, herself, would have to learn to use her ability of lip-reading more effectively, and use the dull sounds she could pick up to her advantage. But as for everyone around her… they would need to learn to talk slower, more intricately. And she knew that there were only a handful of wolves out there with enough patience. Now rather frustrated and glum, Vix plopped down onto her haunches.
What would become of her now? Her family had been accustomed to the disability she possessed but… what if she was to join a pack? Or could she? What if no one wanted her? Would they even be able to understand that the words they spoke were so faint that to comprehend them was difficult for her? She, herself, would have to learn to use her ability of lip-reading more effectively, and use the dull sounds she could pick up to her advantage. But as for everyone around her… they would need to learn to talk slower, more intricately. And she knew that there were only a handful of wolves out there with enough patience. Now rather frustrated and glum, Vix plopped down onto her haunches.