Blackfeather Woods I will show you some tenderness

Meldresi merely responded with a cat-like purr. She didn't know what Mephala had in store for her in the future; seeing one's life was a talent far beyond her own. But she would rather have that aspect of her life be a mystery, for it did not seem fair that she would know what would happen to her, and not everyone else.

Her eyes were half open, a content look on her face as she snuggled into Burke's thick fur. She could feel all the muscles rippling underneath the skin as he shifted to and fro, looking at her, then at her pups. It would be a shame to see those go to waste with him indisposed for the moment. She looked up at Burke when his gaze rested on her curiously. She gave him a knowing look, and said nothing. The Night Queen was tired at the moment and left it to her consort and daughter to explain to her eldest son.