all i've ever wanted

He gathered the food for her, but his Phenoix had little interest in the meal. Instead, she instructed him to grab the mead and meet her in the hot tub. "As my Lady wishes " he agreed, picking up the bottle. When he looked back, she was slipping into the hot water. The movement was slow and elegant as she lowered herself down. As he moved forward, he swiped at her vanishing tail, before leaning the mead carefully against the side of the natural spa.

He hoped in. Managing it with more grace this time then he had the last. The warmth envaloped him instantly, and a relaxed sigh escaped him. He was becoming more capable at pushing aside his regrets, drowning the ghosts in his head. Or perhaps that was Deathbelle, washing it all away with the safe familiarity of her. His friend, a wolf that had watched his back in the political world of their youth, even as he had watched over her body.

He slipped into the water and moved forward, grabbing Deathbelle and yanking her over towards him. The movement was forceful, but his paws were gentle in how they held her. Dragging her closer to him until he could bury her head in the crook of his neck, her body held along his. "Mine." He growled softly, nuzzling along the back of her head, trailing towards her ear, which he nipped and pulled at.