so hold me

Roan could walk again. He could walk again. Time had been the biggest factor and he was still taking it easy. He could walk but that didn’t mean he was going very far. First because he got sore quickly and second because Iolaire kept reminding him to take things easy. He could walk. The thought raised his spirits but not as much as the conversation he’d had with Iolaire the other day.

Knowing she was interested, remembering those first few kisses, his heart fluttered as he embraced life again. Losing Dapple was hard, finding a new life and embracing it wasn’t as hard. Io was beside him, her promise to renew him had more than one meaning. She was healing his body, but also his soul, and purpose. Their relationship was casual as she wanted, being with her was easy and her comfort invaluable. Roan could fall for her easily, but he wanted to earn her heart and not just be another notch in her bedpost. He wanted it to be real.

Roan stretched his limbs as he came to a halt at the edge of the wolf made pond. Going uphill was more difficult, but he wanted the challenge. He couldn’t go far but he liked the feeling of victory he got when he crested the gentle slope. A grin played at his inky lips as his emerald gaze looked out over the horizons. The world had ended only days ago, but a new one had been reborn.