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| by Novawuff @ DeviantArt.com |
Night Run
Nova’s legs churned heavily, fueled by need alone, until she
finally succumbed. Her sides heaved as the shaft of silvery moonlight gilded her fur. At the
desperate edge of exhaustion, she no longer cared about the Hunter that tracked
her.
Only Jed mattered. Had he heeded her advice and taken the young
ones to safety? She had spent
all her loyalty, all her love, leading the Hunter astray, giving Jed enough time.
"Goddess, please let me die before the Hunter wrings
their secrets from my pelt," she prayed.
“It’s not
your time yet,” the fireflies replied.
100 words.
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Oh my! Somehow it is now Day #21! Where did the time go? I have been moving boxes and cleaning. Now we are 2/3 of the way through August #BlogFlash2012 Challenge. But I believe I'm back for the last 10. Fingers crossed.
Stunning Post. Beautiful and evocative.
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous Stacy, I love your wolves! Great to have you back, I've missed your wonderful words!
ReplyDeleteOoooo!! You used your blog picture and incorporated fireflies into your wolf story!! LOVE it!!
ReplyDeleteWhat is this awesomeness?! Furthermore, what is blogflash 2012?! How fun!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful piece. I agree with the comments before me.
I love the pic you found for your story. I'm filled with sadness at such a beautiful creature being hunted to the pount where she just does not care . . but then filled with happiness as the fireflies deliver hope. Gorgeous piece. xxx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful piece, Stacy. It's sad the wolf has had to go to such lengths to protect Jed and the young ones and has reached the stage where she's ready to give up. The fireflies giving her hope is a wonderful touch at the end. Love it!!
ReplyDeleteGreat to have you back with us!
Oh, forgot to say, I absolutely adore the picture!! :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful piece and I love the line at the end, leaving us wondering what will happen to her. I agree that the picture is beautiful too!
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