we can take our time

He was finding it difficult to resist being near the lady he had taken as his mate and consort. It was her season, and whenever he was near her and the wind was in the right direction, he had to admit, it made him dizzy with pleasure.

A smile crossed his features as he thought of her, pride filling him at her well done Healing lesson the other day, and he still wore the smile as he finished his patrol for the night and turned inward to the territory, trotting languidly through the tall grasses.

He paused as he ran across a fresh trail of that very scent he’d been thinking about, and the beauty that was the source. He grinned, turning to follow her trail, falling easily into the lightfooted silent passage he enjoyed using.

When he gauged he was close enough, he took a playful leap forward out of the last stand of grass with a bark of “Boo!” and sought to bounce at the tiny healer with a chuckle, tail waving gaily behind him.