The epidemic had been terrifying, and he hadn't even been infected. At last it would seem that the healers would find a cure for it- a series of herbs that seemed to help fight off whatever was plaguing the wolves infected. Which meant, Cecily would soon be on her merry way back to the energetic wolf she was. Valerius was relieved- he had feared and spent plenty of night awake, in case Erani or Emer called, saying that the girl had passed. He liesurely walked through a now extremely familiar path back to Emer's den- to see if she needed anything and to check on Cecily. He hoped the little pup, a girl he was started to see as his adopted daughter, was out playing and back to normal.
As he approached the den, he let out a light bark of greeting as his cerulean eyes landed on the autumnal colored form of Emer, so he didn't startle her. Sniffing the air- he realized that Emer seemed to be alone, and he spoke warmly, as he drew close to her. "Cecily's out and about?" He asked with a smile, he couldn't deny that the prospect thrilled him. He wondered what trouble, she and her siblings would get into. Lowering himself to a seating position, near Emer, he sighed. He had to have a potentially awkward conversation with Emer, and he wasn't sure how to start it. His tail twitched as he mulled over his words in his head, waiting to see if Emer had anything to say first. Perhaps she'd give him an opening?
