Valen's got a girlfriend, Valen's got a girlfriend," she sang, appearing, for all intents and purposes, to be trying to annoy him. Or embarrass him, he wasn't sure. If it was the former, she was succeeding. The purple/black fae wove move between his forelegs and pressed against his chest, and the only reason Valen tolerated the catlike behavior was because he knew she would take it as a victory if he shoved her away.
The catlike behavior continued as Cascade flopped down and began to bat at his forepaws. In response he shifted his forward weight to his right and lazily began to try to smack her paws with his left forepaw. She posed a question to him, one he had no trouble answering. "I would like her here, yes, but not for that reason. She has a home elsewhere," The distance between them had been the source of many a musing for him, but if they got that serious it was something they'd deal with then. "One that is protected by a capable alpha. She is as safe there as she would be here - that is what matters to me." And that was why he was okay with the distance between them. If she were a loner he would have insisted that she join him in Imperium for her safety, but that was unnecessary given her place in Abaven.
"Speaking""Thinking"
NOTE: Valentine has a female striped skunk companion named Lefty. Unless stated otherwise assume she's present.
