Hand Me The Night

Esperanza smiled and nodded, eyes looking over to Chrono as she licked his cheek and listened to the sounds that echoed throughout the landscape. She knew something was wrong, and she wished she could do something to help her mate. But, how could Esperanza help him if he would not tell her what he was sick with or what was wrong? Sadness came over her as she waited for him to go ahead and proceed with the mating, eyes closing as she thought about her pups, and hoped Chrono would be there to see their birth.