the golden rule

Azure didn’t seem totally happy about it, but he accepted the embrace, and repeated the words of love back to him. Sirius let out a long, happy sigh, expelling any lingering dark emotions. There had been a time when only Zee could calm him, but now it seemed these little lives… well, Asla, at least, had inherited that same ability.

He held them tight to him, pressing them into his coat like he never wanted to let go. He knew there was always going to be arguments, disagreements, maybe even moments of hate between family members. He was going to hold tightly to this one, this moment of love between them, and let a sentimentality he never would have felt before, grip him. “For what it's worth, I’m sorry I scared you.” he whispered, the words not just to Asla, but Azure too. He was sure the little boy, no matter how fiercely he had stood up to the Warlord, had felt fear as well. Azure was… he was strength, and determination, he was a wolf who wouldn’t give in to his fear easily. Every day the knowledge of what kind of heir Azure would make, seemed to grow more clear.