Grouse Thicket Truth be told

He'd known, the moment he stepped past the borders that morning that he would have the intention of coming back. He still had some unresolved issues within Royal Fire Court and it's members and he wished to solve them before breaking the news to them. It would take another week or so before he even began contemplating how to tell Charley and Aspen that he was leaving because Nico was pretty sure that their reactions would be anything but positive. At this time, with the pack still new, they needed all the members they could get, especially with pups coming and while the soldier felt guilty for leaving, deep down in his heart, he knew it was time to stop being so damn selfless all the time and perhaps think of his own future. Because if he stayed in the Court, the chances of him having pups and a family were rare, and he knew that was really what he wanted.

So why was Nico travelling towards Grouse Thicket with no intention of leaving? Sentiment, perhaps, but he supposed it was a desire to see her again and well, tell her that it would be sometime before he'd come to join her even though he was rather unsure if he was even able to tell her. The soldier shook those thoughts away and without much thought, began making his way to their meeting spot. 

He was definitely not expecting what he saw when he arrived.

Aeronwyn was there, alright, but gone was her graceful self. Instead, she was leaning against the oak tree, her eyes closed and seemingly in pain. Nico's first thought was the laugh at her, somehow there was something in the situation that was so outrageously funny that he couldn't help but smile, even though it was merely a shadow of his usual one. Then he grew serious, or as serious as he'd ever get and cleared his throat, striding forward in large steps as he closed the distance between the, concern in his green eyes. "Darling, you look great," Nico said, "but, something's definitely not okay with you."