The Love That Binds Us

Walk | Talk | Think

It had started as a hunch, but now she was certain. They had acted so quickly that neither had given it thought to actually discuss the possibilities of their actions and had only succumbed to impulse. Not that she regretted what they did - far from it - but the consequences were starting to catch up with her. She knew she was carrying pups - tiny little sparks of life at this point - and no longer could her actions be carried out with only thought to herself and her pack. Soon, sooner than she realized, she would be tending to puppies of her own, lives that would depend on her more strongly than any patient she had so far tended. But they would not be her burden to bear alone.

She needed to tell her mate.

Nervousness and worry made her fidget and move about in place upon the mountainside, pacing somewhat within the small space of a clearing that she had found specifically for its privacy. Mercianne didn't know how close it was to Awaken - he had been busy helping Gargoyle attend to things regarding their move - and so she wasn't even entirely sure he was still within their borders. But if he was close, she knew he would come to her. She had no question about that.

Her paws stopped as she drew in a breath, but rather than let it out in a howl to call to him it slipped out in a quiet whine. Oh, this was so much more difficult than she had imagined! And not knowing how it would go was the worst. What would he say, what would he think? Would he be okay with the idea? Would he be upset? Did he even want pups? And what if he didn't? What if...what if he got mad? What if he left because he was angry? No, she thought stubbornly, He loves me. Awaken loves me. She was certain of it, just as she was certain that she loved him. That she would make this work for them both, whatever it took.

With that thought in mind, clinging to it and letting it ground her with a sense of security and confidence that she desperately needed in that moment, she drew in another breath and released it out in a howl meant solely for her mate and husband, asking eagerly for him to come to her because she needed him beside her.