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Author's Notes: O_O Mein Gott, I can't believe I'm posting this now. It's 5am, and I just now finished this chapter. XD Please forgive any mistakes you find; I didn't bother to proofread. I wouldn't've done a good job on that anyway. *feels slightly insane from exhaustion* I now present to you
Origins
Chapter 4
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Her son had been rather quiet lately. Much of the time she found him looking through things more than at them. Even when he ate it seemed mechanical. It was beginning to concern her.
Normally, he would be spouting questions about different things they might see, or what someone else had talked about earlier.
He was even spending less time with the other fawns.
She didn’t really blame him in that area, but he’d usually make an attempt to talk to them when it was playtime.
He’d been like this ever since she’d noticed he had snuck off from the herd. She’d searched for him for a good while, but he had ended up finding her instead. Strangely enough, he’d come from the direction of the brook. Had something happened while he was there?
She watched as he grazed listlessly not far from her. He didn’t seem harmed, so what could’ve caused this change?
So many thoughts were swirling through the young deer’s mind. To go, or not to go?
If he went, he’d be away from the stares, insults, and whispers they thought he couldn’t hear. He’d be with deer like him, with flat faces, who wouldn’t think him strange for it. There would be acceptance, for he would no longer be the different one.
He may even meet his father.
But…he would be leaving the most important being in his life behind.
His mother.
She’d given him life, sheltered him from harm, and loved him unconditionally. It would be difficult to just leave her like that.