{Rosa} Meme answers
Nov. 11th, 2008 02:13 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wayfarers_lodgeHome
"Home? Well, that one's a bit subjective, isn't it? Home is where the heart is, and all..."
She shuffles a little, considering.
"Home is where there is safety, or at least the feeling of safety. Home is the den where the wolf can lay it's head. Home is the hearth, the kitchen, the place where you can kick the shit out of each other then go for a drink afterwards. Home is wherever you want to return to, when the Wyrm has sundered you open and you are weary from battle. Home is where you can be yourself, where you can lay down your burdens, if only for a moment. Home is where you can find your family. Home is... home."
She shrugs
Family
"Speaking of family..."
She laughs a little, her expression lightening.
"I was raised by my mother, which fulfills the standard expectations of family. When I Changed, I ran with the Black Furies. When I became Alpha, my pack had all manner of folk- Silent Striders, Fianna, Silver Fangs, Glass Walkers, the works. There were those I knew all across the world that I called my family- Qal, Jadriga, Radi, Mama Anklebiter, Ma Bell, Red Bird, Stands for Unity, Kairos, Runeclaws... I could be all hippy and say that the entire Nation is my family, but that would be a lie. Like home, family is what you make of it. And I couldn't be happier with mine."
Loyalty
"I understand that after my death, Fenris turned away from Gaia and walked on his own, saying that She had denied his children their birthright at Ragnarok. I don't understand that- wasn't she the one that gave us this form in the first place, that we may fight and howl with our passion and joy? One must be loyal- to Gaia, to tribe, to pack, to sept- as long as they deserve that loyalty. I can understand the Steel Host turning away from Cockroach, and the White Talons turning away from Griffin- what was asked of them was too much. But otherwise, you need to stay true."
Her voice takes on a fierce, talesinging cant.
"Mother Gaia! She who gives us life! Comfort in darkness, strength through despair, heart in battle, HEAR ME! All that I have done, all I have been has been for You. My life is Yours. Hear my howl! Feel rage that boils my blood! See the fire in my eyes! AND KNOW THAT I SHALL NEVER SURRENDER AS LONG AS I DRAW BREATH!"
"That's what loyalty is, I guess. It lifts you up, gives you strength in the purpose."
"Home? Well, that one's a bit subjective, isn't it? Home is where the heart is, and all..."
She shuffles a little, considering.
"Home is where there is safety, or at least the feeling of safety. Home is the den where the wolf can lay it's head. Home is the hearth, the kitchen, the place where you can kick the shit out of each other then go for a drink afterwards. Home is wherever you want to return to, when the Wyrm has sundered you open and you are weary from battle. Home is where you can be yourself, where you can lay down your burdens, if only for a moment. Home is where you can find your family. Home is... home."
She shrugs
Family
"Speaking of family..."
She laughs a little, her expression lightening.
"I was raised by my mother, which fulfills the standard expectations of family. When I Changed, I ran with the Black Furies. When I became Alpha, my pack had all manner of folk- Silent Striders, Fianna, Silver Fangs, Glass Walkers, the works. There were those I knew all across the world that I called my family- Qal, Jadriga, Radi, Mama Anklebiter, Ma Bell, Red Bird, Stands for Unity, Kairos, Runeclaws... I could be all hippy and say that the entire Nation is my family, but that would be a lie. Like home, family is what you make of it. And I couldn't be happier with mine."
Loyalty
"I understand that after my death, Fenris turned away from Gaia and walked on his own, saying that She had denied his children their birthright at Ragnarok. I don't understand that- wasn't she the one that gave us this form in the first place, that we may fight and howl with our passion and joy? One must be loyal- to Gaia, to tribe, to pack, to sept- as long as they deserve that loyalty. I can understand the Steel Host turning away from Cockroach, and the White Talons turning away from Griffin- what was asked of them was too much. But otherwise, you need to stay true."
Her voice takes on a fierce, talesinging cant.
"Mother Gaia! She who gives us life! Comfort in darkness, strength through despair, heart in battle, HEAR ME! All that I have done, all I have been has been for You. My life is Yours. Hear my howl! Feel rage that boils my blood! See the fire in my eyes! AND KNOW THAT I SHALL NEVER SURRENDER AS LONG AS I DRAW BREATH!"
"That's what loyalty is, I guess. It lifts you up, gives you strength in the purpose."
