Settle In

Rhyme felt a subtle sense of accomplishment as she smiled at his words, though her stutter still remained she almost seemed like a different wolf than the one he had met this morning. Though she did deny the need for him to move along and he felt a bit of relief. His scent lingered in her and he soured anyone would give her a hard time but he felt better being next to her. He sighed softly, not making any motion to move as Tana drifted off to sleep. Her breathing evened and before long he could see her dreaming. 

Rhyme watched her for a long moment, still unsure what he was going to do with her. For the night though he had resigned to spend it with her. Almost tentatively the huge alpha made up his mind and moved closer to her, carefully settling down beside her so as not to wake her up. He cast a sidelong glance towards their companions in the tree. Likely he would be awake long before they were and Tana would never notice he curled up beside her. With his side touching her curled form Rhyme laid his head on his own paws and let sleep take him. He'd go to Shaye in the morning, not that the new wolf would be a surprise. Imperia had already alerted his cousin of her presence. In the blink of an eye Rhyme too fell into sleep. 

-exit rhyme-