Reality without you // Return

[Veris]

Veris had stayed in Alithís Evgenis for as long as she could, and when she couldn’t, she was always around. It had been only a small time since the raiders had come. They had caught her off guard when she came back from a hunting trip and she was alone against many. She knew her siblings were some to come and go but she was unsure of where they were then and their status has stayed that way. So she was alone, and had been for awhile since her parents have gone.

But she could’ve sworn she heard them... perhaps she had drifted too close to the territory and heard those damnable bandits, or maybe she had been living alone for so long that she had conjured voices that belonged to no one. The voice was so real though, and one she hadn’t heard in such a long time.

It was a swift sprint to try and find it. It was a complete possibility that all Veris would find would be a fight but the shrieks of fear from the occupiers was a good sign to the shadowy jaguar and it brought a pleased grin to her face. She slunk through the shadows as she passed by the frightened animals.

She could see them then. Curled up and looking just like they used to. “You’re here?... you’re actually back?...” Her steps were light as she stepped from the darkness she hid in. It was almost dream like seeing them back in his den. It took everything not to lay next to them like she did as a small child in the case they were injured or angry at her for letting the territory fall to waste.