Burning Like Fire

Though her time with them had been short, Ara already loved Psalm and Hymn as though they were her own flesh and blood. She had yet to introduce either of her parents to them, as they had been confined to the den for all of their short lives. Still she wondered how she might explain the feelings she had discovered she had for Novel, though she knew it would quickly become obvious when the tiny boys referred to her as mom as well as Novel.



She would let Novel lead the way, happy for her slowly growing courage, though she could sense a bit of wariness in her gait. slowly the woman would follow, nudging both of the brothers from behind to encourage them to follow Novel's pawsteps. Her own stance was guarded as she followed, wondering what caused the sudden tension in her mate's stance. A soft whine of inquiry would fall from her lips before she nuzzled Psalm's back, but he slipped away quickly as Novel's course changed. She would keep her eyes on them as they went, unwilling to let either from her sight for even an instant.