teya, too, was wearied.
the days were filled with children and their antics, and in the evenings she searched for her mate. but not so often now. because he wouldn't have left of his own volition, teya did not experience a good deal of grief. and somehow she attributed this to her first assumption that she had caused him to go.
when @Shenanigans was not with @Maia, she was with @Sorana and teya. the little pup had settled in well, and slept wherever she liked, either in a den or at the sluggish riverside rendezvous.
eljay was a welcome sight. teya's tail swayed and she pressed her cheek to his. "how you?"