once upon a dream

Belle nuzzled her and Iolaire returned that nuzzle. If her paws weren't full and she wasn't so dirty, she would have pulled her friend into a full embrace. There were times when she really missed being with the speckled woman. Their lives were set right now, however. Deathbelle had Hannibal and Io had Roan. Two men who loved them dearly. Io might always wonder what could have been though. Since she couldn't give Belle a hug, Io settled for giving her a kiss on the cheek.

Her friend spoke, uttering a sort of apology and Iolaire scoffed, nose wrinkled. "You're never a bother. I'm just glad that one of us had enough free time to seek out the other." A silver brow raised. "Everything going well on the home front? How are the pups doing?" She had been there for their birth and had even named the tiny little girl. She hoped that they would come to call her 'aunt' some day.

With the frame in place, Iolaire began lining up long saplings that would serve to form the surface of the shelving. Just as with the frame, she tied each of them in place with twine. Once she had the shelf constructed, she could move on to her next idea for the place. It was a surge of genius if she said so herself. It would have to wait until spring, however.