Sunbeam Lair that's a spicy meme

Asterr had fallen back into her usual routine, wandering around the cavern and taking note of the various herbs. Many could be harvested and the storing process started, and so she'd begun doing so. Yet, she was careful. She knew not for certain if there was life growing within her womb, and so she'd avoided the plants that could bring harm to any potential children just in case. Though her journeying had been eventful, to say the least, she'd not encountered a single soul that had forced her to do anything against her will. If she were to bear a litter, then so be it; she would not have the blood of the innocent on her paws, especially when they were that of her own. She'd raise them as they should be, and offer to them the same love that her family had given her.

When a familiar voice was heard, she'd placed whatever herbs she'd been working with in a secure location immediately. Thereafter, she'd headed off in search of her dear friend—adopted son?—for it'd felt like ages had passed since they'd last been able to spend some quality time together. During her travels she had missed him terribly, and felt awful for having not sought out a moment alone with him any earlier.

The girl had slowed only a bit once she'd spotted him, an eager walk having quickly eaten up the space between them so that she'd been able to greet him. Out of habit, her nose had found its way to his shoulder before any words had been exchanged, a smile lighting up her features by the time she'd pulled back. "Leo, how have you been?" the dragoness asked, glancing over him a few times before returning her gaze to rest easy on his. "I am sorry for having left without telling you, as well as for having not searched for you after my return. There was something that I had needed to tend to." Rather, something that she had needed to wait out.