Crumble

"Yes! Just enjoying the weather, the sea, the scenery, the company," she trilled, padding up to walk by his side. They bumped shoulder to shoulder along the shore for a while. She wasn't sure how to open up the conversation, so she simply walked in silence by his side. Corvus usually opened up. He was like a tropical plant - under the right conditions, he would unfold for her. Theo didn't want to seem overbearing even if she was concerned. His relationship with Twig hadn't escaped her notice. She had encouraged them to train more closely but she hadn't expected them to get, well, so close. It was a pleasant side effect. She loved seeing Abaven wolves work together. In her own way, she was a bit jealous. Poem and Motif were her close confidants and companions, but she didn't have anyone in the pack who wasn't directly related to her that she could confide in. Eventually all the relationships got muddled between family and duty. She didn't have anyone who was just hers. "What have you and Twig been working on?" she asked casually, referring mostly to the increased training exercises she had encouraged.