A Simple Thank You

Bane awoke slowly from where he lay against his mate's back and cracked open a bleary sapphire eye. A sigh blew across the wispy fur of Tahlia's withers as he watched her sleep. He had a mate again... a renewed purpose after nearly three years of being a widower and finally, after all that time, he could love a she wolf faithfully again.?He hadn't been the most celibate individual, that was for sure, but now that Bane was Tahlia's he could only be Tahlia's. Such was Talutah, the Bloodied Moon tribes law... one law he would obey. Not unto Alena, but to Tahlia.?Bane shifted his foreleg he'd let her use as a cushion and flexed his leg to continue blood flow to the claws.

The male Seracian liked the way she was sleeping, back against his chest and tucked in close. Ears swiveled around as he rose his head and listened to the gentle mountain breeze flit amongst the branches of the lakeside. All was right in his world now. A moment was spent pondering if Silverback was still around or if she had went back north.?Bane's lower body adjusted away from Tahlia so he could lay his head across her shoulder with his foreleg still under her head comfortably. A reflection of their future they could have together crossing his mind for a moment before drifting off to sleep with the most important wolf in his life right next to him.

-Bane is asleep-