time stops in a settled snow globe

Soon Corvus would be leaving, only temporarily as he sought out some neighboring packs and lone wolves to invite them to Avalon's upcoming festival. He'd never been the most outgoing of wolves, but he always did what was necessarily for his pack and his family even if it pushed him outside his comfort zone. While he wasn't looking forward to time away from Twig he knew it'd only make their relationship grow stronger, as all things seemed to do. For her he was infinitely grateful, and lately he felt even more privileged to love and be loved by her.

It was hard to not feel overly emotional about his wife on such a tranquil day - not that it took much to get him thinking about how lucky he was for her to be by his side, through everything they had gone through. Today just made him feel especially emotional, in a way such a winter day seemed to do so easily. The snow that blanketed the ground crunched satisfyingly beneath his paws as he moved across the Orchard, searching for Twig. He'd completed what he felt were his duties for today and so all that was left was leisure time, something he was leaning more and more into as he got older.

The world was silent enough that he knew his approach would be heard even if Twig happened to be asleep. To his pleasure she was awake, though lying with her and taking a nap didn't sound like such a terrible idea either. "My love," he greeted her warmly, a smile touching his lips as he closed the distance between them and made to recline alongside her. "Enjoying the view?" Regardless of where they ended up, he always found a way of finding the beauty in the world around them - and why wouldn't he when there was so much to be thankful for?