Let them see our Fire

He didn’t expect her soft, fearful request, and it caused him to pause, his carefully wrought words falling apart. He looked to his childhood friend, the beauty that had entranced him for most of his life. Saw the fear, and the cracks, and realised what she must be thinking. She had lost so much, but at some point he had forgotten that losing him might hurt her also.

He broke their quiet agreement, and came close enough to press his muzzle to the side of her face. “It would take a lot to kill me, more than this world has thrown at me already, I would not go quiet into that good night” he promised her softly. “I will be here always, and first and foremost I am your guard. I have not forgotten that.” he said, his thoughts churning. “I will start a rotating shift once my pack begins, and ensure there is always a wolf, trained by me, guarding you” he promised.