The Young Ones by Cazuuki on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

LiteraturePFF2 Ch5 Scene116It had been over a month since Longshot had seen the crimson leaves of Hong Ye forest - from a distance, it had been just a brushy cloud hugging the horizon, but the closer he, Jet and their Fire Nation guest got, the more it unfurled itself into its familiar grandeur. Like a spill of red ink on paper, the forest overcame the sky, the breeze like breath sighing through the branches, cool and gentle on his skin. Like her touch. As long as it had been since he'd seen the forest, it had been even longer since he'd seen his wife. Since he'd seen Smellerbee. He'd written the letters - not sure how many, exactly - and he hadn't heard back, not o