keep me close, keep me warm

The growl startled him at first, but Altavro realized quickly that it had not been directed at him and he bit back a fond smile - another strange thing for him. To be so friendly with another was a foreign thing for Altavro, and their relationship was far from typical at any rate. It was going to involve a lot of guesswork on his part, but her blind faith in him made Altavro think that maybe, just maybe, things would work out in their favor. The gods would smile upon them and things would be okay and she would be okay. That was really what he wanted. He wanted for Albatross to be all right. But that was not going to be some quick fix.

Her voice was what drew him back to the present, grounding him in that moment with her tangled at his paws, seemingly overjoyed at the sight of him. The nickname made a flicker of a smile cross his maw as Altavro formed a careful to her words. "We can go wherever you want to go, you know." He murmured the words, maw close enough to her ear that there was no point in raising his voice. Altavro had made a commitment and he was not going to let her down now.

The golden male twitched his tail just slightly, happier in her company than he really knew how to explain. "I'm sorry that you suffered while I was gone..." There wasn't really any way to make up for that - he had been too proud to ask for assistance when he needed it, and she had been the one to suffer. He would not let it happen again, Altavro was sure of it. He would look out for her.




"Speech"

in just one day