Finally taking flight

Ulric slipped out of his room early in the morning as he usually did, but it wasn't to go on his usual patrols. He made his way to the first floor of the castle, winding through corridors and hallways until he landed in the wing that held their guest rooms. He lingered outside of the door of her room for a moment before he moved past it, walking out to the common area by the main doors of the castle. As he laid in bed the night before, thinking of the brief kiss they had shared, he couldn't help but think about how differently that moment had gone than other similar moments before it. There had been a restraint, though slightly unwillingly on his part, but he respected her deeply for that. It might have stung to see her walk away in that moment, but the morning after felt better and less conflicted than it probably would have been otherwise.

Now went to one of the windows that looked out toward the castle gates and lingered there, settling back on his haunches while he patiently waited for Eska to rise, not wanting to disturb her sleep. He was eager to show her more of the pack, an excitement bumbling in his stomach. He had realized that she was the first wolf that he had personally welcomed into the pack since taking the role of Aegis and that somehow made him all the more excited to show her around, even beyond his own interest in her.

Ulric Adravendi