Gylfie will be in Soren's Heart (Guardians of Ga'Hoole)

This story takes place during The Burning, right after they return from the Northern Kingdoms

After the horror of seeing Skench and Spoorn, eating with Ezylryb, Soren flew to the deserted library trying to hold back his sobs, and without knowing why, Gizzuition maybe, he picked up a book of the other’s love songs. one of the ones that Digger had himself and Gylfie read to help them realize that they love each other as more than just best friends.

Come stop your crying

It will be alright

Just take my hand

Hold it tight

Soren let the tears fall as if the song gave him permission to do so.

I will protect you

From all around you

I will be here

Don't you cry

That verse caused a terrible wrenching feeling in his gizzard, he couldn’t protect her and he was crying, not knowing where she might even be.

For one so small,

You seem so strong

My arms will hold you,

Keep you safe and warm

It’s Gylfie, he reminded himself she may be small but she’s strong, and smart, and brave, and beautiful, and could take care of herself... Hopefully... he shuddered at the thought of what she might be going through.

This bond between us

Can't be broken

I will be here

Don't you cry

His crying eased up as he realized that somehow in his gizzard he would know if... he couldn't even get the vile thought to form in his head.

'Cause you'll be in my heart

Yes, you'll be in my heart

From this day on

Now and forever more

You'll be in my heart

No matter what they say

You'll be here in my heart always

Yes always, he then knew that if something did happen to her he would never take another mate there was only one owl for Soren, Gyfie. A few owls started coming into the library, and he didn't feel comfortable with owls he wasn’t close, and maybe some that he was, seeing him like this so, he flew to his hollow.

Somehow that only made things worse as he stared at Gyfie’s tiny nest that brushed up against his, they often slept with Soren's wing wrapped around her.

Digger, Twilight, and Outilisa entered. To him it felt wrong how little his mate’s capture affected them, they still loved her, platonically, but there was still love between her, Twilight, and Digger. Then came the news that he was supposed to teach Schench and Sport fire fighting. Since Mrs. P. failed to comfort him he turned to the only owl that might understand what he was going through, an owl who lost his mate, as well, Ezylryb.

He flew into his ryb, and in some weird way his second da’s, hallow a complete mess after some food and talking Ezylryb and Octavia were able to calm him down a bit, explaining that he was a gizzard resister. Telling that to his friends only made things worse. To top it all off Twilight and Digger still seemed to not care about Gylfe! He couldn't stay in the hallow, so he went back to the library, which should be relatively empty this time of day. He grabbed the same book and went to the same song.

Why can't they understand the way we feel?

They just don't trust what they can't explain

I know we're different but deep inside us

We're not that different at all

The words echoed Soren’s distressed feelings.

And you'll be in my heart

Yes, you'll be in my heart

From this day on

Now and forever more

Don't listen to them

'Cause what do they know (what do they know)?

We need each other

To have, to hold.

They'll see in time

I know

His friends really didn't know what he was going through! He needs Gylfie almost as much as he needs his wings! Despite his whirlwind of emotions, he was very tired, hoping that his friends had already fallen asleep, he went back to his hollow for his own daytime slumber and was immediately asleep, and dreaming. He didn’t know it at the time but Gylfie was about to sing the same song, starting where he left off.**

As Gylfie flew over the smee holes back towards Hooolemire, back towards home, back towards Soren. Oh, she could only imagine what her mate was going through right now, not knowing if I’m dead or alive, but at least he had Twilight and Digger to comfort him. She just had the song from Twila for company.

Set your wings upon the sea wind

Set your eyes upon the steam

Feel the billow of the updraft

And believe in your dream

Know the mercy of these waters

Know the safety of the sky

Hear the voices in the distance

And believe—they will not lie.

As she flew through the thick fog, she could almost hear something, the voices in the distance, but it wasn't voices she was hearing, it was a song! A love song, from the others that she and Soren liked, it was one of the ones Digger found for them so they would realize that they were in love, and not just best friends.

When destiny calls you

You must be strong (you gotta be strong)

I may not be with you

But you've got to hold on

They'll see in time

I know

We'll show them together

And she knew that the song wasn't a lie. She had to go back to the Kielian League and make the fight with the Guardians of Ga’Hoole.

Always and always

Just look over your should

'Cause you'll be in my heart

Believe me, you'll be in my heart

I'll be there from this day on,

Now and forever more

As she sang the love song, she somehow felt like she was sharing a star tunnel with Soren; they were both in the same starsite dream even though she was awake. His star sight dream created some form of tunnel between the two of them. She called out into the sky, hoping her words would get to him. “Soren you’re in my heart and gizzard. Please be patient Soren, please be patient, Soren.”

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It was the battle of forever and a day and Soren was facing off with his brother, hoping he wouldn't have to kill him, that it wouldn't come to that, then saw Gylfiei fall, smoking. At that moment he decided that he could kill his own brother, he just got his mate back and he wasn't going to lose her again! Luckily, he didn't have to because Twilight came in and killed him,, something that he truly was grateful for. Klud was dead, the owl who was responsible for him falling out of the nest, the owl was responsible for his imprisonment at St. Agies, and the owl was responsible for him meeting Gylfie! Gylfie! That brought him out of his trance. He rushed over to her, Digger was looking at the wound, but Soren was in such a whirlwind of emotions. All he could grasp from Digger’s diagnosis was that she would be fine, Gylfie is alright Gylfie is back with him! Soren bent over and gently ran his beak through the feathers on her good wing, “You're alive, I was afraid that I would ever see you again” he whispered.

“Yes Soren I am,” she responded full of life, energy, and confidence, as well as love. “Soren, we can have our own reunion later, perhaps not on a battlefield,” her words didn't match her actions as she leaned into his touch, she was right, Soren knew that, but he was just so thrilled that she was alive and here with him again, to truly care. He was about to stand up when some reason, something he felt deep in his gizzard he should do. he whispered part of a song into Gylfie’s ear slit.

Oh, you'll be in my heart (you'll be here in my heart)

No matter what they say (I'll be with you)

You'll be here in my heart (I'll be there) always

Always”

“Soren, how did you know I was singing that song to give me strength in the Northern Kingdoms?”**

“I’m not sure Gylfie, I just knew, in my gizzard, I think my Gizzuition is stronger when it comes to you,” he churred.***

“Enough with the mushy stuff, though I’m sure there will be more of that when we all get back to the tree,” said Twilight, who doesn't have a romantic hallow bone in his body, but puts up with them being romantic in the hallow they shared, they were at least, much better than those sutty owl the spent the day with on the way to the tree, “but we need to find a way to get you back home Gylf, were all out of vine hammock.”

Then Outlisa Cleave and the rest of the band made the flight vacuum to carry the little elf owl. Soren made sure that he was behind Gylfie, who would often look back at him. The last verse of the song hung silently between them

Just look over your shoulder

Just look over your shoulder

Just look over your shoulder

I'll be there always.

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