Prologue (Pt.2)

The two of them lay on their sides atop the soft furs of Newol's old nest, bodies pressed close together in a seamless unison of flesh. The brute's chest was pushed against Avalon's as he held her close, his front legs wrapped around her torso as he rested his neck under hers, nose buried in the fluffy fur of her shoulder, breathing in her rich and wonderful scent. His hips pressed against hers as he embraced her. All the waiting was over. After everything that the two of them had been through, the long walk was over. They had found themselves, and found each other. Newol had no plans of letting go of this any time soon. He'd wanted it for so long. He'd been sad when he'd lost her the first time around, yes. He'd moved on. Forgotten, forcibly. Made himself keep going. But now that he had found her again, it was like love at first site all over again. Accept now he had all the more reason to hold on the her and never let go.

The would likely be the last memory he had of this cave, and it would be a perfect memory. Shared with the woman he was now connected with. How many times had he tried to spark a relationship and failed? More than he cared to count. How many beautiful feas had he met in this land and longed for? Even more so. None of it mattered now. He had Avalon. He'd not grown this fond of another this quickly. It was like something from a fairy tale, a story that only happened to other people. And here he was coiled up with her now, close to him. Safe and warm in this hidden sanctuary away from the world. He could spend an eternity here if but given the chance. But he longed instead for something more. He longed for The Plains, and The Willows. And by the gods, if he'd managed to obtain this, then he would manage to obtain that. Surreal, Regulus, his adopted family. They would still be there when the morning came. He would find them later.

He had this moment to share with Avalon. On the cusp of sleep in this moment of romance and passion. His tail would coil around hers as he held her close to him. He had been gentle and easy with her, this being her first time. Of course, such was his nature regardless. This. This was most certainly one of those moments his sister had told him about, where the world got to pause and catch it's breath for a moment. In the end, he supposed that they would outshine all the garbage that had gotten in their way. After all, they'd found each other again after all these years. It was meant to be, it seemed. The two of them. He would pull his head back, licking her ear again, before pressing his nose once more against hers and looking into her deep amber eyes. They had returned to their life filled state it would seem. He'd managed to chase all the dull out of them and bring her back from the brink of despair.

He couldn't be more content with himself as he looked into those eyes. A soft smile would spread his lips as he held that gaze. Where the future went from here, he didn't know. But what every it held, he had that much more to fight for now.