I Would Walk 500 Miles

A contented sigh would fall from her lips as she felt Novel's nose pressing into her pelt. Though the last few weeks had been turbulent at best, things seemed to be calming significantly now. Slowly Novel was recovering from giving birth, regaining both mental and physical strength. Her smiles came more freely now, and she hardly felt the girl flinch at all when she touched her. Their sleep was lighter, though she felt it might never be without some level of worry, and things were beginning to look up.




Her gaze would linger on Novel for a moment before drifting back to Hymn and Psalm. With how much time she had already spent with them, she felt very much like they were her own in a way. She wondered if they would ever ask who she was to them, and what Novel might say. Simply a friend of Novel's? Would she be introduced as a sort of god-parent, or something else? Part of her felt slighted for not knowing exactly where she stood in their lives, but she felt guilty for even considering asking. She didn't even know how to ask -- or what she would be asking at all, really.


Her yawn was contagious and she found herself laughing softly as Novel's own jaws parted to let out the sleepy sound. 'Not long enough to miss anything,' Novel informed her and she smiled. "I don't even want to miss this," she said, motioning toward the suckling boys. They were such beautiful pups and she found herself craving their presence, always worrying about them and wanting to spend more time to them. "Novel," she would start after a moment, her tone soft but inquisitive. "What will we tell them when they ask about me?" Obviously they knew Novel as their mom, but what about Ara? A sudden pang of guilt wracked her chest for even bringing it up. Perhaps she should've simply been satisfied by being allowed into their lives, but it felt like an important detail was missing -- at least from her mind. Would she just be Ara, a friend that helped care for them? Would they someday realize that most wolves had two parents, while they only had one? A bit of nervousness had crept into her expression as she pulled away slightly to watch Novel, wondering what she might say. "I mean, they are already beginning to ask so many questions. I just don't know what I'd tell them." All she knew was that she loved them so much already, and that they had quickly become huge parts of her life.