Emberwood swallows circling with their shimmering sound

Akuti, always a tease, turned her head away with Grayday's silent request. She worked to keep her eyes trained on his, for something in her hoped that he would say whatever it was he had on his mind. If he had anything, that is. Akuti thought that she could read people well, but there was something about him that kept up this strange aura he'd managed to cloud himself in. Perhaps it was all for the better that some things remained unsaid. 

You're doing good, Day. As a Beta, as a father, as a friend. Akuti knew what it was like to get down on yourself, and she wanted him to know that he was doing just fine, as far as she was concerned. And though she wanted more from him than late night cuddles and moonlit talks when no one was around to hear, she was fine with it if it meant he would stay for just a little while longer.