Early Warning Signs

Ever since their children had begun to go off on their own more and more, she found herself really focusing on fixing up the castle from top to bottom and making it as homey as possible. She had gotten so used to always being busy between the general pack duties and from mothering so many children that now she felt like she had far too much free time. She still did the occasional patrol and tried to at least check in with her children as much as possible, but the castle had sucked up a majority of her time lately. It made her wonder what she would do when she finally finished fixing up every inch of their home, but she just kept putting that thought off as she found more things to decorate.

She finished hanging a swag of fabric above her and Resin’s bed, fussing with it to make it hang just right between a pair of hooks before she hopped down and took a few steps back to assess her work. Though she didn’t want to address it, her tasks around the castle had also become a bit of an escape from her worries. Her children were soon going to be adults and that brought the worries over how they would handle life on their own. Would they want to stay here with them? Would they want to go out on their own? Had they done enough to teach them everything they needed to know? Of course being a year old still meant there was plenty of time left for them to continue growing and maturing, but she was finally having to face the fact that they weren’t pups any more and it was difficult for her to accept.

There was also the concerns she had for Resin the longer her mate put off the retirement she had promised, but that train of thought wasn’t allowed to go very far before she heard a rap at the door and she turned her attention toward it in time to see Artorias poke his head in. She smiled and turned to face him, saying, ”Yes, sweetheart, come on in.” She crossed the spacious room to greet him, giving his cheek a kiss. ”Just coming to see me or did you need me for something?”

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