Lena
even when no one was looking
I was still kind
I was still kind
The storm unleashed – as it had sullenly promised – and the mud contorted beneath her paws. She sighed, not displaying her unease or fatigue, and shifted back at Colt’s insistence. Which left her instantly drenched, no longer shrouded by the thick arctic fur. And while hardly ever a complainer, inwardly, she had no predilections of returning home to a nice, warm shower and thick huddle of blankets – and nowhere near tons of mud.
Regardless, she nodded, but had no intentions of leaving a rush job. Each time she crouched down to place a stem, she ensured it was surrounded by hardier soil and firmer portions, so there’d be no risk of it falling over and succumbing to the elements. “At least we don’t have to worry about watering them,” she grinned over at the Accepted, before moving on to the next.
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Lena shifts back into normal form and keeps planting.
Regardless, she nodded, but had no intentions of leaving a rush job. Each time she crouched down to place a stem, she ensured it was surrounded by hardier soil and firmer portions, so there’d be no risk of it falling over and succumbing to the elements. “At least we don’t have to worry about watering them,” she grinned over at the Accepted, before moving on to the next.
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Lena shifts back into normal form and keeps planting.
with all of my heart
even when it is invisible
even when it is invisible
