A walk through the woods

Avacyn blinked with surprise as Juniper gasped and swatted her with her tail to get her attention, pulling her attention excitedly toward a berry bush. She was not nearly as well versed in berries as Juniper seemed to be so she didn't know immediately how good this find was, but she enjoyed June's eagerness all the same and grinned as she followed her little friend over to the strawberry bush, watching as Juniper immediately began to snack on the sweet, red berries. She settled down on her haunches next to the bush at June's insistence that she try some herself and dipped her head to take the berries that were offered to her. She was surprised by just how bright and sweet the ripe strawberries were and she hummed with delight, her tail wagging happily as she enjoyed the little surprise treat. Suddenly she realized just how under ripe any of the strawberries she had tried to harvest in the past had been and it made her wonder what other things she had to learn about plant life and things they were trying to grow in Elysium. "You're right, these are delicious," she agreed with a chuckle.

As they discussed their lives and caught up while they snacked on strawberries, she saw Juniper's quizzical look at the mention of her and Saracyn's surrogate. While she wouldn't have minded if she had asked about the unusual arrangement, she did appreciate June not asking about it right away. She was hopeful and excited about the prospect in many ways, but there were still parts of it that had yet to settle with her and the last thing she wanted to do while getting to know Juniper better was dump her difficult and conflicting emotions on the sweet, chipper woman. She gave a little, thankful nod to Juniper's congratulations as she swiped her tongue across her lips to clean off some juices from the strawberries she was eating. She listened with interest while Juniper expressed her uncertainty about ever having pups of her own. It was Avacyn's turn to have her head tip slightly with curiosity and confusion at the thought of not striving toward having a family. "Having pups and a family is such a big part of my family's traditions that it's just always been toward the top of my priority list, I guess," she replied thoughtfully. It was always interesting to get to know other wolves from different kinds of upbringings and backgrounds.

That did raise a question for her though since Juniper's scent did carry the obvious signs of her being in heat, but she didn't notice any other scents intermingled with hers–partner, pack, or otherwise. "So you aren't interested in having pups and I'm guessing that you are not currently with anyone?" she questioned curiously with a raised brow, giving Juniper a moment to dispute that if she had guessed incorrectly before she went on. "In that case... What do you do to cope with that?" she asked with a chuckle as she glanced toward Juniper's rump for a brief moment with a pointed look. She knew all too well herself how ravenous being in heat could make someone and without Saracyn she knew her own would be unbearable even if they couldn't have their pups to fully quench it. Sure, it was likely that it affected everyone differently, but it did make her curious about what Juniper did as a single lady.

"Avacyn Medacium"