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Posted: Sat May 16, 2015 9:25 am
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With the dregs of a tumultuous dream, and other recent concerns of a more corporeal nature, still pounding in the back of her head, Maple Milk took a walk. She left her cave early in the morning and walked straight out for hours, taking brief rests when she wearied, trying very hard not to think about anything.
It wasn't working.
She was alone. This had never bothered her before now, but... For years and years, she'd been fine - she'd been strong, clever, wily enough to make her way. And she was still as sharp as the thorns around her home, but... Friends had tried to push themselves into her life - but always, always, always, she pushed them out again, let them drift away from her naturally. Even the coven had dissolved eventually. But -
She stopped suddenly, her worries coalescing to a solid weight in her chest. "But I'm old, now," she grumbled. Old, frail, and alone - and vulnerable like she'd never been.
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 4:15 pm
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 4:59 pm
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 5:05 pm
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 7:52 am
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 9:36 am
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Time, time, time! That was the very crux of the matter, wasn't it? Time, which was the faithful dog of the fate of all kin, slowly worrying you apart with blunted teeth so that you hardly noticed it was happening until it was far too late. Before she could tell him as much, at length, that ridiculous kiokote had bustled off to find food.
Well. Good riddance. She could get away while he was gone and be alone with her thoughts. She certainly wasn't going to nestle down into that pile of leaves and wait for him, even if she was fairly hungry - she hadn't stopped to eat at all on her long walk - and sort of tired. It didn't look comfortable at all, she thought stubbornly, nudging it sullenly with one leg. Still, she could probably afford to rest for a moment before she left - it probably wouldn't be too uncomfortable, and might be sort of warm...
Maple woke from a light doze to the sounds of Melt returning - with some small fuzzy morsel to share. While her nap had left her slightly - very slightly - less cranky, it hadn't moved her troubles far from her mind, or made her any less hungry. He even offered her the better half of the critter he'd caught. That was properly respectful of him. Like a wary wild animal, she hesitated a moment, then snatched her portion, staring at him all the while.
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 10:00 am
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 10:05 am
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 10:06 am
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 10:12 am
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 10:15 am
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 10:24 am
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 10:27 am
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 10:28 am
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