welcome home

"Talk" Walk

It had been a long and tiring day for the man. He decided to take up some pack duties. Patrolling borders, a bit of hunting for pack stores, getting lost in thought, and just doing simple and mundane tasks that required little thought. The last few weeks had been especially draining, he swore his body was having a meltdown what with all the fighting he'd been doing, not to mention the constant fatigue he felt each and every time Blödhgarm made his appearance. That, and a set of antlers had started to sprout from his skull. He assumed it was just a late effect of the Long Nights...and the headaches had started to cease a bit. He still got them from time to time as the antlers grew, but they were less frequent. Not as strong as they were before. Thank god. Headaches were the worst. He hated dealing with them. But hopefully, he wouldn't have to deal with it for much longer. And thanks to Eden's doctoring, they were manageable at least.

He walked into the cavern, head low but he perked up a bit when he smelled...something. He recognized it as fish, but it smelled a bit different. "W-Welcome back!" Eden made her way to him, her belly growing rounder by the day. He still couldn't believe there were pups on the way, but he didn't fight it anymore. He had accepted it some time ago. This was also the first time she had greeted him like this when he came around, and when he was about to ask her what was going on, she answered "I made you some food!" A tilt of his head showed his confusion, brows furrowing as he processed her words. "Y-you made me...food?"

He was surprised, to say the least. And he was sure it showed on his face. He could smell it wafting through the den. Fish...but it smelled a bit different. He noticed the charred fur on her foreleg...cooked fish? "I guess we've both been working hard today, hm?" His voice was softer than usual. Maybe it was the tiredness he felt. Maybe it was simply being around her nowadays...he wasn't sure. Whatever the case, he motioned for her to lead the way. Curiosity at what she'd done and his mouth already starting to salivate from the smell making him eager.