we are all

Kanin’s appearance is a surprise to the imp. Her eyes draw upward to the taller canine with a cant of her head. Vidarr was requesting her presence? After recent news, it worried Delphi immediately. She had picked up extra chores, done as much as she could to get rid of the slack where needed. It wasn’t ideal, but she would do her best to make sure no one else noticed. Though she understood they weren’t blind, she’d like to believe it helped Vidarr’s life just a little bit.

Following Kanin to a low ridge along Fenrir’s Maw that overlooks The Stone Steppe, Delphi’s heterochromatic gaze lingers on him for a moment before looking out over the valley. She can see her den from here where the large dot of Strai’s frame can be seen hauling in wood for the oncoming winter’s chill.

Coming to sit beside the Konungr, Delphi doesn’t speak for a few minutes. The pregnant pause between them isn’t awkward, but companionable. Watching the reindeer and the sheep, herd animals grazing before they turn in for the night. Other wolves making their way out to hunt or coming in to sleep. Life would still go on no matter what.

“Please save the pretty talk for someone else,” Delphi finally speaks, a smirk toying on her lips as she casts her gaze upward to Vidarr.