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Elli was more then confident that she was pregnant which had placed her leave from Regium perfectly. She was nervous as she wandered about, looking for Ritsuka after noticing that the place they had been at had been claimed by a pack. Where had he gone off to? She really needed to talk to him about... this. Elli let out a howl for him, hoping he was in the area as she entered a cave to avoid the winter winds. Elli was hopeful that he meant what he had said and that he would be there for her. He didn't seem like the kind of man to lie and she was his mate after all. She took a deep breathe, knowing that the hormones or something were going to be getting to her.
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The man was a bit worried. The lands where he had settled were claimed back a pack and, not wanting to get into conflict would flee from them. Paws crunching on the snow Suka would continue along, fur fluffed up, debating where he could possibly settle down. That was when he heard her call over the wind. Ritsuka would turn his head, feeling his heart flutter. That was the call he was waiting for. Sending a silent thank you to the heavens Ritsuka would go bounding through the snow towards the caves of the past.
As he approached the entrance her scent would strongly come from it, and Ritsuka's gaze would brighten. He would slip inside without a second thought, though his eyes would take longer to adjust to the limited light.
"Elli?" He'd call softly.
Attention would turn from her worries to a familiar form entering the cave, calling out her name softly as the brown figure appeared before her. She rushed forward, giving him a swift lick on the cheek in greeting. "Suka, I've been looking for you." She murmured as she backed up a bit, a grin present on her muzzle. She wondered how he would react to the news she saw as fantastic. Would he agree and be supportive? Only time would tell. "There is something I've gotta tell you." The sooner he knew, the better. Her scent had subtly started to change and she wasn't sure if he had noticed it yet or if he would for a few more days.
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"News hmm? What might it be, my love?" Ritsuka would saw softly. The scent of Regium upon her coat was duller. She had left the pack, as she said that she would. Perhaps she had already claimed her own land? But maybe there was something else too. He would blink some, her scent caught in his nose. Something seemed... different. Rather than ask, however, the male would wait for her to speak first. Perhaps she would have the answer in what she wanted to tell him.
Her warm greeting was answered with a warm response, an embrace stretched around her head to her neck and she reciprocated, doing in the same thing on Ritsuka's own neck. Her eyes had faded out the slight sense of worry that she had just held in them. He asked her what the news had been and she grinned, moving her head to look, at least as far as she could without turning her head completely around, and spoke the words she had been dying to say. "Suka, you're going to be a father." She couldn't hide her joy at the situation. "I left Regium like I promised and maybe a day after is when I first noticed." As a healer, she had a good nose to notice those things.
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“Oh Elli this is wonderful news!” It hadn’t been her season, so it wasn’t expect, but all the same Ritsuka was overjoyed. He would gently nose his mate’s cheek. “That throws a bit of a loop in your pack plans though... It’s for a reason that couldn’t be more perfect. It must be a sign for the gods that we were meant to be.” How else could it be explained that she got pregnant during winter?
“Is this where you want them to be? Here in the north?” Ritsuka would ask gently. “If you feel we need to get them to a temporary home... Wherever you want to go... I’ll be with you, Elli. I want them to be safe, and you too. Wherever you are happiest...” The male would whisper to her softly.
"We'll stay in the North. I've come to like it here and... I want to set my sights on the future, not the past. Who we were back then, as Tortugans, are not something we'll be again, right? You're going to be an alphess of your own pack, and both of us parents. We can't look behind if we're going to move forward." His words held an excited tone. "But you know the North a bit better I bet. We'll just need to figure out somewhere safe, somewhere warmer where the pups can be raised even if temporarily." The man would look around them. These caves probably wouldn't be the best suited... but maybe... maybe there was somewhere warmer deeper within.
She buried her head in the warm scruff of her loving mate, Suka. He spoke of her knowing the north better and she took a step or two back to focus on the situation. "Don't forget you will be a powerful King, Suka." The words were whispered in a light yet serious tone. She grinned, her eyes focusing on him as she spoke again. "I know the perfect place. It's called the submerged woods. It's a bit farther south and warmer and there are several places where we can build a den." She smiled as she thought of it. She had always been mission-based and nothing she knew of would change that.
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"Who knows? The world is our oyster now. As loners we can pick and choose... and prepare for the real challenge." Ritsuka would breathe in, closing his eyes. "I guess... I'm just happy going wherever... as long as it's with you. I think that's what I've truly been missing all this time... some sort of bond with another. Wolves are social beasts after all." He would shift his gaze back to Elli. "...and there is no one I'd rather be beside. Through anything and everything... us together. I promise you I'll always be there."
She held a smile to her face as he spoke about being her king. She nuzzled his neck while breathing in. "Anywhere is perfect as long as I'm with you. Nothing can keep us apart." She whispered, simply taking the time to absorb his warm embrace. She closed her eyes gently, taking a deep breathe as her heart pounded in her chest. Why was she so nervous? They were both there and they where happy. They were going to be parents and everything appeared to be turning out alright. Her stomach felt like it was churning, knowing that she now carried life. Everything was hitting her in Epiphanies all at once.
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