by LadyLunatic » Wed May 16, 2012 10:17 am
"Hush," Breathed Kitsune. "It's the way of life." She pushed the pups muzzle so they were face to face. The sun shone brgihtly on Kitsune's black fur, and her jade eyes hald the warmth of the rays themselves. "The leaf you saw was a child of a tree. But they aren't like pups like you. They have a duty, a promise they must fulfil. We promise to protect the trees and their leaf-children, just so they keep us safe. Come forth winter, the trees release their children to the forest floor. They snap, they crunch whenever a clumsy foe of the proud wolf lumbers near. In return, we protect the trees from the Two-leggeds. You know, they say that the wind carries leaves to their resting places. As it seems, that one little leaf wasn't ready to move on, rather it wanted to play," She took a breath, "...with you. I suppose its resting place was to be in the depths of the river, and you made it happy in its final days." She noticed the pup whimper. "Do not greive," she said softly, but sternly, like a mother-wolf.