09-02-2020, 05:16 AM
Kold
Her father trailed solemnly back away from the wastes, sending one last howl to his daughter. She watched him go, a pang of loss in her mind. Why did he drop her here? Did he no longer love her? Did he leave her there to die? Where were her siblings?
Why bring her here, among the wastes? What else lay here but death?
She started to call out to him, barking and yelping. She didn't want to die, she didn't want to be alone. She wanted her dad, and now he didn't care for her. The thought sent a shudder of sadness through her, and she shut up.
Her black eyes seeked refuge from the heat, but instead of wandering out, she ventured in. A fool's choice, but she was a fool for thinking her father cared about her now. She kept venturing in, finding a safe rocky outcrop whose shadow ventured half as far as her. There, she settled down, sending up one weak howl to the sky, hoping someone would just come get her already.