The Sentinels Bring your love baby I could bring my shame

"it is an accurate description," he murmured, smiling at rowan as she began to preen his matted fur. there was a pleasure in this, one that he leant into. his worries. how could he burden the mayfair woman with such, which she was so new to the clan? taltos decided he would not do such a thing; the man shifted and gave rowan a pointed look. 

"it is merely the land, and its bareness. i shall be all right when the herds return. and what of you, rowan?" lasher inquired, steering away from himself and to the woman who had not known she was a member of a witch-clan.