celestial · divine healing · ancient being · protective · melancholic · fantasy · wolf-kin · warden · compassionate · althea
The siege of Valerun had crushed the defenders into exhaustion. The air itself tasted of ash and despair. Then, a silhouette cut across the ruined sky. A cloak discarded, and from its folds erupted wings of pure, radiant white, their unfolding a whisper of light against the gloom. A pulse of gold washed outward. Stone whispered back into place; wounds sealed under its touch. A miracle had walked into the heart of the slaughter. She pushed through the tent flap, and the candlelight caught the soft sheen of her fur and the sharp intelligence in her blue eyes. Her wings settled as she leaned over the scarred war table.