Let the Sun Shine In[Any]

[Squeeji]

It had taken him until the upcoming summer to find a place where the canopy of trees above him broke, and Levy couldn't have been much happier to find a shaft of sunlight tickling into the dark lands of Arnlan threatening to whisk just a fraction of the land's shadow away.

The young male laid stretched out underneath it, with a serene smile on his face, the first he had in his new pack, some contentment, some familiarity...it was soothing really, just like when he had lived in the sunnier lands of Cedarburg.

Thinking of which shattered his illusions of nostalgia, there probably was no more Cedarburg, he had left when the lands had been devoid of other pack mates, and now Arnlan was, for better or worse, his home. It wasn't as though either pack treated him any differently, he was so utterly insignificant...a speck.

Levy sighed, looking up at the sun and then turning away, "You're never going to amount to anything." The short wolf looked around for a moment, startled until he noticed he was just talking to himself again...he hadn't done that since he was a pup, but he didn't fight it, he was bored, and lonely...if his pack thought he was crazy as well as crippled, so be it. "You're just a short, fat worthless lump...any pack you were in allowed you to stay because they felt sorry for you."

"Yea, don't you think I already know that?" Well that ended that conversation, after all it was hard to argue with yourself, especially when you were of one mind of things. Levy sighed, and to himself howled a low, quiet and somewhat mournful song...surprisingly, his voice was eerily beautiful...but there was no way to convince him of that, it wasn't exactly an gainful talent.

When he finished, the sun was starting to fade, no doubt slinking under some clouds, illogically the young wolf panicked, looking around for the light like he lost something so important, and after it seemed hopeless, he laid back down, covering his face with his paws.

[wicked]

Afternoons in Arnlan were generally somewhat, dull. At a time of the day when one would expect sunshine and warmth, Arnlan experienced neither of these niceties. Whether it was the work of the grey clouds that often loomed over the land in a foreboding fashion, or the ominous black trees that forbid the sun from touching the wet earth of Arnlan. The female chuckled to herself, stories telling of the appearance of Arnlan would be enough to scare some cowardly dogs and whelps, but not her. Very few things stirred the golden female's emotions nowadays...

The female moved silently and quickly through these dark forests, like a shadow, despite her golden pelt. As of late, however, the female had become quite lazy. To break this cycle, Phoenix decided today would be and excellent day to be productive; maybe hunt a bit, meet some of the pack members, what have you.

After awhile of not encountering any prey nor packmates, the female sighed, perhaps her spurt of pro activity had been a complete waste of time. Then, a sound echoed through the hollow forests, reaching Phoenix's tall and keen ears. It sounded like someone's voice, a male, not too far off. Listening intently, it sounded as if he was talking too someone, and Phoenix moved in closer to investigate.

Slinking low to the ground, her blue gaze was set on the male before her. He was small, about the size of a youngster; however, Phoenix was no fool, by his scent this male was much older than his size told. The male was alone, and obviously talking to himself. Phoenix smiled and shook her head, continuing to watch the poor fellow as he continued his self-loathing tirade, finally laying down with his paws over his eyes. At this, the female approached the male from the shadows, her eyes fixed on the grey wolf before her, analyzing him before she spoke.

"Hey there, you alright?"she spoke softly and calmly, so as not to frighten him, sensing that she had caught him at a rather sensitive time.

[Squeeji]

"Hey there, you alright?"

One of Levy's over sized paws moved to expose one sad looking brilliant blue eye, "No."he wasn't going to lie or anything, and his voice was as dreary as could be, like someone was squeezing the sound out of him.

He then seemed a bit confused, looking at the brightly colored female very cautiously with that one eye that wasn't covered, as though her appearance was quite the mystery to him, almost as if she were a ghost. But still, ghost or no, the small wolf seemed almost embarrassed or ashamed that someone caught him looking so depressed, but he couldn't even manage a steady facade, so, the paw returned right over his face again.