Boom Clap
06-17-2014, 04:38 PM
Of course, he already knew. Her scent had changed, and she was between deathly hungry all the time, to him walking out to find a pool of sick not long after he?d brought her food. One thing he was immensely thankful for, was that she hadn?t caught the illness that was raging through the land. Her eyes remained clear, no bloody tears falling from their amber beauty. No fever wracked her form. And no seizures stiffened her legs or brought her crashing to the earth. He had a gift in his jaws for her. A large haunch of deer, fresh from a kill, full of the nutrients she would need. Rabbits were out of the question now. They were good snacks, but for a mother pregnant in the middle of a plague, she needed everything she could get. He?d considered moving them to a cave in the Gorge. Laila was around there, and he felt she would be great protection for his mate and their unborn pups. Yes, that was a source of pride to him. These were solely his and hers. All the times he had ever wondered what their children would look like if they had any would be answered questions, soon enough. Surely a few of them would look just like her. Maybe one or two like him. Her voice sang out to him, and his tail started wagging, while he changed course, picking up his pace until he reached her. He set the deer haunch down before her, stepping close to press his nose into her furry neck, a happy shiver passing through him at the simple touch. ?You called, beautiful star?? |