no news is good news

”Stop.” He whispered as she halted before mentioning Noir’s crimes. Maybe if they had worked harder on him they could have turned him around, but Rhyme wondered if he should have been more harsh with the boy. No one seemed to follow his lead though, and there had been no example to make but for him. He hadn’t wanted to give up on his only son, but his choice in the matter had been taken when the boy left Abaven all together. Verse’s disappearance was more gradual, but she had gone too. Rhyme wasn’t sure there was anything that could have been done to change that.

She accepted his bestowed title with a little hesitance. Rhyme leaned in to kiss her cheek gently as she blinked away those unshed tears. He felt the sorrow just as keenly now as the day they lost their loved ones, but it was easier to handle looking forward to the new pups. ”This will be a breeze comparatively.” He promised her with a nuzzle as she confessed her love. ”I love you too, and I know they will too.” Rhyme added with a smile, his heart excited and beating for life.