Into the Sunset

As if the universe was determined to fill his every desire, the sound of paws moving over grass drew his pale gaze upward and he glimpsed a woman slipping though the trees into the clearing he had, at least for a moment, claimed as his own. Their eyes met as she stopped several feet away and he thought that somehow her eyes were reflecting back the sunset, but no, he realized after a beat that her eyes simply embodied the colors of the sky around them. She was a stunning wolf, her colors simple and monochromatic but with delicate, beautiful markings that framed her face and body so well.

While she struggled for a moment to give him a simple greeting, he rolled to his paws and stepped around the fire to face her properly, a warm smile on his lips. “Good evening,” he replied in kind, his voice a gentle baritone. His head dipped in a polite nod as he greeted her, though his friendly gaze never left her face. “I’m Gareth. It’s lovely to meet you…?” he added leaving the space for her to introduce herself if she so wished.

With a glance back at the fire, he told her, “If you haven’t eaten already could I perhaps offer you some dinner? Please, I have far more than I can eat myself. I’m used to preparing dinner for my brother and I, but it’s just me, myself, and I tonight, I’m afraid.” He looked to her curiously, wondering if perhaps he would manage to gain a date for his lone dinner tonight. “If not for the food then perhaps for some company and conversation? Though I promise I’m an excellent chef!”

"Gareth Sterling Rhydderch"