And just a dash of poison

So lost had Kane been in his thoughts of revenge on his nemesis that he was only scarcely aware of his surroundings or the silence that had settled between him and Tamsyn. He did, however, notice acutely when he felt his lover's side press gently into his, her soft fur brushing against his and mingling with his coat where they touched. The touch of her smaller paw to his muzzle made him blink with surprise, giving no resistance as she easily tilted his muzzle down to meet hers in a slow, loving kiss. The dire brute hummed with delight, the sound rumbling low in his chest while he kissed her back, savoring the taste of her lips against his for the duration of their kiss. Once their muzzles parted, Kane gazed down at his beautiful, wonderful girlfriend through half-lidded eyes shimmering with happiness and love. By the Moon and Stars, how he loved her so much! That love for her was intensified further when she asked him to let her help him hunt down the giant dire that had killed Tiva. Tawny ears flicked back to his skull for a moment in a reflexive show of nervousness. This monster had already killed one love of his life. Now his love was asking to help him kill the same beast. It worried Kane, but he knew of Tamsyn's history, of the struggle she'd overcome time and time again, and of her legacy with the Armada.

Reaching a massive paw up to gently caress behind Tamsyn's head with claws gently scratching around the base of her ears, Kane smiled down at her. He held her head still while he brought his lips back to hers, kissing her again with a slow and heated passion. As easy as it would have been for him to lose himself in her in this moment, the hunter held back, savoring the few seconds he kept his lips locked with hers in an intimate display of affection before slowly pulling back again with a little grin on his lips. "Okay, my little blackbird. You can be a part of this with me." The paw around the back of her head slowly traced rough paw pads around the side of her neck to caress her cheek, losing himself in her radiant mint green eyes. "But promise me that you'll treat him with caution. You are such a capable warrior, but I cannot lose you. You are my heaven and earth, Tamsyn. I love you."

Beaming at her with a smile of pure love, Kane reluctantly let his paw fall from Tam's face as he turned his gaze back the way they had come. "Shall we start heading back home so I can show you how we start extracting the poison from these flowers?" A wily grin slowly crept across the dire brute's face and a roguish gleam flashed across his hazel eyes. "...Or would you rather enjoy the views some more while you... claim your winner's prize?"

"Kaneonuskatew"