Holding On To You

He listened to her, his heart breaking with every word and moved slowly to hold her, hoping that if nothing else it would bring her some comfort. “I’m sorry you feel this way.” He muttered into her fur. “If there’s anything I can do to help…” He trailed off, his words sounded weak, they sounded insubstantial as if he might have been making the promise to anyone.

“What if we…What if we make…” Make what? Make more children? With both of them watching them they would surely do better, surely they would be stronger and easier to watch with the majority of the pack behind them. He thought of what his mother would say, she would be overjoyed wouldn’t she?

speaking Thinking   You