Patience

He knew that things would forever be different, but that didn't mean he didn't like it. Children grew up every day, his especially, and he knew eventually they would grow to be the age he was now - and have families of their own. There would be a day when they fell in love, moved out of the shared family den, did things that he and Epiphron would disapprove of. He knew it was coming, this was part of life, and yet somehow he knew it would be the most bittersweet moment he would ever face. He didn't like to imagine it. Especially since he knew they would probably face those moments more than once, since he had counted on at least two litters in his lifetime - if not more.

He would nod as she said it was incredible, because indeed it was. He couldn't imagine his life any different than it was now, and he didn't want to. She began to speak again, this time more hesitant than before. She wanted to know about Arian. He nodded quickly, "I couldn't imagine her with anyone else either. She fits in with our little trio perfectly, I'm sure she'd love to stay." He hadn't honestly thought about making it a permanent situation before, but now that she'd brought it up he was positive that Arian belonged with them.


"Speech,"