Just you and me, baby

She had grabbed a pail on the way to the den, knowing one of the symptoms of this sickness afflicting her fiance was spewing, she would be prepared. She wouldn't have any further separation, they needed to be together, and separating families when there was no point and already infected didn't seem efficient to her. If there were wolves in the woods that weren't sick yet and could help, they needed to be here and getting fresh meat.

She practically purred into his strong arms, though they were weakened from the blight. She settled into him and pressed the back of her head and neck into his body as he had his paws explore hers. She felt him find the swelling womb within her and she let him lay his tired head over it. Finally, she felt her body melt as she became encased in his protective embrace. She had barely slept the entire time they were separated, but she had kept herself overly busy. Not letting herself have time to think much about anything but finding a way to keep others safe.

He murmured about the timing of their young, "I know, I... I tried not to think about it much. It's not like we could have foreseen this happening... all at once." Had they been too distracted with each other to miss the signs of early infection? She stroked his brow as she lay on her back, his head over her belly.

She smiled as she felt one shift under him.

"Speech"