I love a rainy night

Torin had wandered for the first time since Jewell's kids had been born. For a while he had sequestered himself in the pack lands. He was fiercely protective of his sister and her new brood and had used that as an excuse to not leave. That was only partially the truth though as he had found himself once more alone, Jen had left to... well who knew where and while he tried not to be to angry he couldn't help but feel disappointed... She had seemed a singularly unique individual, a wolf who understood him and his solitude on a level he and his siblings had never shared. If he had been more aware he would have also known he had started to develop feelings for her, but as it was the young Adravendi was left to wonder why it hurt so much to think of her.

Torin shook his head, trying to clear the woman from his mind. It seemed, to him at least, that he was doomed to never understand women. They seemed to like to get in close just to pull away again, and he wasn't sure why he had let it happen again; the first time had hurt enough.

No! From now on he wasn't going to let them toy with him. He'd be reserved, distant. It wasn't what he wanted but it was what he'd have to do to protect himself.

The rumbling of distant thunder drew Torin's attention skyward as he paced through the orchard trees. It reminded him of the day his nieces and nephews had been born, and a small smile pulled across his face at the thought of them.