King Elk Forest Love is the prize

Laika let him scoot closer to her and rest his head upon her shoulders. She buried her face in his wet chest fur and another long sigh escaped her. She missed Saena already. She couldn't help but wonder whether she was killed, or lured away. Maybe she was even lost. What if she meant to leave? Even in her crazy state, would she really leave her children behind? Laika doubted so, but then again, she wasn't Saena. Her stomach churned as the possabilities of potential reasons for her leader's disappearance whirled through her brain. She opened her mouth to speak to Casmir, but slowly closed it again. She didn't want to upset him. It probably hurt him the most, for Saena was his cousin. 

"Are you okay?" She finally asked, worried for him. She wanted to know if she could do anything to help the pain go away. He'd already done enough for her, for the mere presence of him calmed her thoughts enough to think clearly. "Is there anything I can do for you?" She could hear his head beating in his chest and she listened to it as she waited for his answer.