Speak the truth, even if its hard

He smiled at her, tucking away much of his pain in the enveloping sense of friendship. “Please, no, anything but that” he groaned, pulling himself back to his feet. Amused that she would consider the threat of Zee a deterrent. He struggled to keep his mind on present things, but a part of him didn’t want her to go. He found himself calm in Tam’s steady presence. He couldn’t promise he wouldn’t rage, and find things to throw in his frustration once she was gone.

He sighed softly, knowing their departure was imminent however. “That goes to you, too. Tamsyn. Get some sleep, we’ll talk more in the morning” he promised her softly. Reaching over to plant one more kiss on the forehead of the smaller wolf. Right between her ears. “Mine.” he whispered with the kiss, and then he was turning around, and heading away again. With each step, his loss weighing more heavily upon him again.