Blacktail Deer Plateau All I ask of you

Hawkeye felt a little sad that Atticus had to leave in such a hurry, something she was skeptical of, since it had been so long since the adults had had a word alone that wasn't all about the pups. Then again, she was also happy that she could be alone with her mate. She nodded and voiced a goodbye to the male, only watching him a moment before turning toward Peregrine.

"Hi," she said almost breathlessly, something that could be seen as quite out-of-character for her. "I miss you, too. It feels weird, us being alone after all of this time. I didn't realize that pups would drain me so much... maybe we could ask Blue Willow and Atticus to watch them more so we can be alone. I know you know that I don't hate the pups in any way... but things feel off with all the focus on them. There's always a flurry of pups and wolves around, and it's killed the intimacy. We never have privacy, alone time. I-I don't know how to fix it." Hawkeye's key-lime orbs welled with tears and she turned her head to blink them away, hopefully before Peregrine had noticed. Hopefully.