Blacktail Deer Plateau gethsemane

it was all that he could wish, dante's response, for it was not an outright negative. and so he nodded in response, offering the other a wan smile. no words were needed, for it had all been said, but shame suddenly stung his cheeks beneath the dark fur. he did not think dante selfish — he would have taken the same time for himself, had he deemed it warranted.

i will seek to finish my patrol, came his soft rejoinder, and, after a moment in which he waited for dante's response, the earthen beta slipped into a smooth trot that carried him swiftly away.