A solid maybe on not a date

His tail wiggled as he sensed Hikaru come to life in his den and make his way to the entrance. He returned the greeting with equal affection, getting to his feet and offering Hikaru a gentle nose boop into the soft neck of the white wolf.

Mortis was sometimes out early, mostly if he was rostered on border patrols at that hour, or if he wanted to sneak in some fishing. Since Hikaru had joined him, those reasons hadn’t come up yet. Hikaru had seen the less-early rising part of him. At his question, Mort only grinned and wagged his tail some more.

He would wait for his friend to see the packed previsions before he gave the game away. “Just getting an early start to the day.” hge said, glancing at Hikaru from the corner of his eyes.