When She Loved Me

Rhyme's eyes sought the horizon as he finished his call, unsure what he might find. If anything. Years had passed since the pair of them stood here, all he had was hope that the one he summoned might appear. He wasn't sure if his mother could take more disappointment. He nuzzled her encouragingly as the moments ticked by, but as he started to lose hope a figure would appear. 

Just as strong looking as he remembered Rhyme's father stepped right out of his memories. Though older, like they all were, Valentine hasn't lost that innate strength he'd always carried. The man Rhyme looked up to from birth stood before them. The youngest of the trio lowered his ears at the approach, unable to stop his tail from wagging. Of course the patriarch had eyes only for his mother and Rhyme would step back a pace as the she wolf also moved to meet the larger man. 

He watched while his eyes grew misty, the one moment his mother had begged for. His lips curled up in a smile as even Rhyme felt whole again. "Father.." he didn't seek to pull their attentions away from each other but the word felt good on his tongue.