QUOTE: Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts. ~Author Unknown

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them. ~Desmond Tutu

To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there. ~Barbara Bush



BIO: Don't ask me to tell you what came before. It is all in jumbled pieces, scrambled in what is left of my memory of life before that day. All I remember is walking for hours toward some hills, and when I finally reached them finally stumbling into some sort of cave. I passed out then.

When I woke up I was surrounded by feminine faces. They were different somehow from what I had seen before. I could not tell you why at that moment, but now I know the difference was in the strong features, sun-kissed skin, and eyes full of steel. There was nothing soft about these women. When I had a moment to collect my thoughts I knew what they were. They were Panthers. I felt safe for the first time in who knows how long.

To this day I cannot tell you what I was running from. I was dressed in robes that were torn and dirty, but were of quality material, and of a cerulean shade. My memories only cause me pain when they try to break through. I just remember running.

The day I discovered the Springs was four years ago. Since that time I have become a family member, and a Panther myself. Kaylen and Tempestuous have welcomed me as one of them, and there is no turning back from the vows of Sisterhood, and honor, that have been spoken between us. Our family has grown since that day as well. Each new family member is only a greater blessing to my heart.

No more robes of cerulean, now I am dressed in sleek, soft leathers that move with me, and allow the freedom of movement my long limbs seem to have always craved. Though I may not be as fierce as my Sisters, and I find myself the oldest member of the fold so far, I am well able to fit into this mad little band.

I do not worry about the past finding me. I do not worry about outsiders. I do not worry at all. I am happy, loved, and well-satisfied to live in the Springs with my family. If you think you can destroy that think again. I may be the *good* Sister. I may be the diplomatic one. I may even be softer than others here. None of those things mean I am incapable of putting steel to your throat if you think to harm anyone that belongs to me, and to my heart.

I wish you safe travels.

Zanisa