Monarch on the Midnight Wind

[teddy.]

The cold air of the midnight wind swept across the clearing as Oddear found himself basking in the melancholy air of the evenings breeze.
The moon was bright, not a cloud in site, yet a sadness to her glow as Oddear watched upon her as a guardian.

He lay in the clearing, practically unmoving but his mind a constantly spinning mess as he tried to replay the last few weeks but everything simply felt a blurr. He let his gaze fjll briefly to the medi den where his love slept, oh how he wmatsd to join him... wanted to cuddle Coyotesnarl and pretend it'll be alright but he couldn't lie to himself -- he wouldn't lie.

Oversized, droopy ears perked, moving to the sound of movement. He couldn't pinpoint where the noise came from but his large nose easily picked up the scent of Monarchwing. He wasn't alone.


--- @Mayflower ---

[Mayflower]

Another sleepless night. Cold, stinging wind. Monarchwing shuddered, aimlessly pacing around the clearing. She couldn;t fool herself into thinking returning home would be easy, no, but she had at least hoped the transition would be better than this.

She hadn't seen anyone since she returned. Not Cedarfoot, not Lupinpaw... for all she knew the two were missing as well. Returning home only to see the two worth staying in it were gone... the ginger molly could only hope they were safe. Though it wouldn't hurt for Cedarfoot to learn a lesson while she had been gone.

Golden ears pricked up in the night as Monarch picked up the noise of another cat. Who else was up at an hour like this? Her ears led her through the clearing to Oddear, body still in the clearing. If the molly had a better way with words, perhaps she'd be able to greet him nicely. Ask him how the clan had been. But no.

"Why are you up this late?"
@Scum

[teddy.]

Oddear turned to a Molly, his droopy ears and equally droopy eyes all seemed... saddened, the tight air of sombre laid upon Oddear like a blanket, muffling all his happiness. Lupinpaw had been his happiness, once upon a time.

"Time is an illusion," Oddear exhaled, turning to face his eyes to the moon above them, the dark sky that loomed over all. "Tis not late, nor early. It's only the presence, maybe the future... But it's never the past,"

@Mayflower

[Mayflower]

"That... okay. That makes sense." The ginger molly followed the droopy-eared tom's to the moon, basking in its pale glow. To be honest, Monarchwing didn't truly understand the appeal of the moon. It seemed to stoic, too... cold.

"You're Oddear, yes?" Her yellow paws adjusted as she settled herself onto the ground beside the tom. The earth she understood. Firm and stable.

@Romulus

[teddy.]

He offered a toothy smile, his single canine glistening I'm the moonlight. "Aye. Oddear is a title I hold, although I've been held the title of Hatter or Oswald. I suppose those names don't see much daylight within the world of the clans," He chuckled, stretching out his overly long legs.

He let his gaze pull from the welcoming sight of the moon. He turned, peering blue orbs at Monarchwing, taking a moment to realise who she was. "Well who would have known a midnight monarch to bless me with their company? I believe you knew my ward, before he became one of many missing?" Oddear exhaled, a heaviness in his chest.

@Mayflower