Blacktail Deer Plateau venus in fear

because she knew his heart, blue willow knew what had perturbed him, and spoke upon it at once. "we are both very tense," he agreed, offering an unspoken forgiveness though she did not need to request it. he leant against her as well, and for a long moment was silent, drawing strength from her very presence, the warm pressure of her body curved into his own.

at the idea that peregrine would look upon blue willow again, lasher stiffened perceptibly, and then spoke as he forced the tension from his body. "i cannot and will not command you, blue willow, but i intend to keep our children from him. i do not trust him." on this would he be firm, but he desperately prayed that the healer would not argue the point.