Her Nature

Heavy...

Aura was always so heavy

Weighed down in each movement, each thought dragged her mind deeper and deeper

She longed to feel light, to soar above the weight

But she just felt heavy

So heavy...

Aura never knew her parents, she couldn't even remember her life before 18. She lives peacefully as the pack's midwife on the far edge of the territory. Ignorance is bliss. She helped to bring newborns into the world everyday, it made her feel light. Each cry of a precious creation filled her empty childhood, but were they enough for her to take flight? Lighter than her weight?

Every night, Aura feels heavier, nightmares weighing her down. No one can fill her ache, not even him. He was a warrior, strong and could lift her to the stars, but did he want to? He never wanted a mate after his parents left. Even so, everything becomes heavy if you hold it long enough.