A Shiver of Light

She didn’t press him, and he debated about confessing his inner thoughts but thought better of it. He hadn’t processed them enough himself to articulate anything to the she wolf that might be coherent. He put Luce mostly from his mind as Iolaire offered him a bit of the dried oxen. She made note that Luce hadn’t accepted the offer in his place. ”What she doesnt know wont hurt her.” He offered with an amused grin.

”Luce has trouble eating food she hasn’t prepared herself because the famine in the old empire. Her parents both died from food borne illness.” She seemed informal, from his observation of her meeting Luce as well as their meeting now. So he returned the disposition easily. ”She certainly hasn’t forgotten it.” Luce held a lot of scars from her past, but he knew he was helping her become stronger. Their battle against the boar evidence of that. He memorized her process, it seemed like an easy process in her words.

Bourbon didn’t waste anymore time with his dried beef. Io finished first and her question surprised him. He raised his brows and slowly finished his last bite, something unheard of in most dogs. ”Luce and I are partners in many ways.” He started, asserting his equality to her in their relationship. She looked to him and he looked to her. ”But I live to serve that woman.” He added, finding her gaze with his striking blue eyes to show how serious he took his job.