It was too cramped in the purple stone, struggling for room as she pressed against the walls, hoping to break free. It wasn't comfortable in the place, in the place she was calling home. Desperation, one she wasn't sure about, filled her; she had to get out somehow! Moving inside of the chrysalis, she made an attempt to break free. Pressing uselessly against the stone, she struggled against it even as it refused to give way. Maybe not yet, huh? She's have to try again, then. Anything to get out of the stone, that seemingly was becoming more and more cramped.

Squirming against the stone, her legs kicked out blindly at it, with as much force as she could muster. Sooner or later, she would break free. Preferably sooner than later, with the desperation and being so cramped in the small space.

After struggling against the stone, a cool breeze greeted her. She was out! Sliding to the ground, the small canine lay there for a few moments, blinking a few times as she took in the power of the room. Finally, her sight clearing, Kailia took in the room around her. Turning her head slightly, she pushed up, sitting up unsteadily as she turned to stare at the purple stone behind her.

She was a little nervous, being pushed out into a new world, but it looked interesting! Kailia wanted to explore already.....If she could figure out where to go first, that was.

There were memories in Cetus but only superficial things, nothing of substance that wanted to break her down like the horrible things in Pisces. If she tried hard enough maybe there was actually more that could be brought to the surface but why would she do that? Some perverse sort of humor? No. As emotional as she was at this time there was nothing that made her want to purposefully torture herself with the past. It was time to move forward, time to forget or at least move on from the tragedies of her family so she could begin anew and hopefully better.

Paws dragged through the mud, coating the golden pelt a darker shade. It was a terrible feeling, to be bogged down in mud but this was the only place she could go that felt like a home again. Forever would she wander in the mud, piecing the broken pieces of herself back together. How long would it take?

Ears twitched as she heard a sound like something breaking and then landing on the ground. That was a sound she knew well... it was the same one that had heralded her own poor children. Unable to turn away from new birth she turned towards it instead, perhaps she could save a child today. She could teach them about the cruelties that transpired in the caves and teach them to not succumb to it.

She would not fail this one.

Blue eyes soon beheld the sight of a young pup, new to the world and seemingly a bit nervous of what was around her. The lioness tried to force a smile but could only muster a twitching at the corner of her mouth. Still, her eyes were kind enough albeit plagued with the look of exhaustion as she stared down at this new life. "Hello... little one..." Because saying "welcome" to the child seemed like it was promising something good, something happy when the only thing beheld in these caves was sadness and death.

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