DOVEFEATHER

A kitten sat nearby, watching the wolf pup hatch, always watching. She had become cold and reserved as of late-- the only thing that alerted one to her presence was the constant hum of a purr in her chest. Soft and faint, like a single small bee was trapped in her throat.

As the canine called out, she rose to her paws, pale yellow eyes searching the wolf's figure for something more.

"Hello there, little one."

The cat was smaller than the pup, with curly grey fur, but she held herself high and certainly more confidently than the newborn. Her magic swelled and her teeth flashed as she spoke, and slowly, her fur began to glow with the same pale yellowish light of her eyes.

"I'm here, my name is Dovefeather. Welcome."

DOVEFEATHER

"Ah, hm, Asurai... I See."

The kitten flicked her tail (or rather, what was left of it, after having succumbing to frostbite), blinking flatly at the wolf. It seemed like she was out of luck, lifting a paw and licking it passively.

"... I don't suppose you're interested in hearing the words of the All Mother, or... I guess... Hungry? I'm not the best hunter, but..."

She wondered just what was in store for the wolf before her. Ever since the All Mother's Eyes had clouded up, she felt she had lost her way-- perhaps this pup could help her find her path again.

Yes, she was a crazy cult cat. Good luck, Asurai.

DOVEFEATHER

"The All Mother is a being who transcends us. She is more powerful than you can imagine. There are signs of her all around us, namely in the plants and fungi, in the call of birds. She is wise, and guides our paths where she can."

"She Sees All, Asurai."

"She knows secrets and truths that I Seek, and perhaps, one day, will understand in my own way."

The kitten ran her licked paw over an ear as she spoke, her purring that ever soft noise under her voice. Her pale eyes wandered through the trees, to where she knew the massive mushroom rested.

"I can show you Her, if you wish. I would take you to Her Eyes, but she has become closed off from my Sisters as of late. It makes things difficult, but I can show you what I can of her presence even though she is severed from us."

She rose to her white paws turned near black in the moist, soft soil of the cavern. The cat did not look back at the pup, though she did crane an ear in the young one's direction, as if waiting for an answer.

DOVEFEATHER

For a moment, the kitten held back, a paw raised and her ear twitching.

"It is my duty to Show who wishes to See."

She craned her head back to the wolf, her pale eyes round discs, pupils contracted to slits. Her jaws parted once more, lips pulled back to reveal her top row of teeth. The sharp implements were almost transparent, pearly in quality, so vastly different from the opaque ivory of her bottom incisors.

"Nothing is more important than this. Do you wish to See, or not?"

As she spoke, a delicate light seemed to shift through her teeth, but more dramatically, a glow started to pick up around the wolf. Abruptly, there were lights dancing around her, lighting up Asurai's small frame, picking up just the right way to highlight her features.

"... And regardless of whether or not you think so, you are going to be quite important one day, child. Only the most conceited look at their reflection and see only that which they love. We all criticize and doubt ourselves at times, but this is why we must push forward and seek to become better,"

The kitten looked off and began to walk out of the small clearing, heading towards what she wanted to show the newborn wolf. It seemed as though she didn't care much either way if the pup followed her, though her words held more meaning than her behavior did.

"... So that one day we will be able to love ourselves."