Sad thoughts certainly weren't needed now. After all that everyone had been through as of late they deserved some happiness, fortunately the peace didn't seem to be too difficult to reach for now, especially not now here resting with his mate. There were certainly still signs of the illness but she was recovering and that thought alone was a pleasing one to the man's mind. Surely everything around them could only get better now as well.
His assumption had been correct it seemed, Novel was content for the moment and he was free to relax at her side. "Well then, I shall stay right here." He responded dropping his own voice to the volume level she'd set as he whispered into her ear, placing a loving kiss upon her cheek before lifting his head to rest it lightly upon Novel's.
