Moonlit Memories

“They’ll never be safe…My children will never be safe…” She heard him try to choke back his tears. It sounded to her...like he was alone, too. Just like she had been for so long. Quietly, she reached out towards him and sought to press her head into the thick fur of his neck. He was warm despite the chill in the cave. "Tyranis...we don't know each other well, but...I would like to get to know more of you," She turned her molten gaze towards his face, "These will be our children. Anyone who tries to harm them will have to go through me," She wasn't the best fighter...yet. But she would learn to protect her children. "You've been wronged. Abandoned. Just as I have. You think yourself dangerous, and that there's no good in you. But the truth is Tyranis, nobody is perfect. We are who we are, and sometimes we change for better or for worse for those we love." For her? It would be her new children. She wouldn't be so lonely anymore, and maybe, just maybe...she would know what it felt like to love, and feel loved for once.

"Our pups will grow up strong, just like we did. And as long as we're alive, as long as I breathe...I will always fight for them when they're unable to fight for themselves." She was stubborn and hot-headed. She'd be damned if someone tried to steal her children away from her. "If anyone dared try to take them from me, I'd rip their throats out." Her words were icy calm. She wasn't usually a violent creature, but motherhood would no doubt change that if it meant protecting what she loved.