Golden Glade caregiver #2.1

Pushing the border altercation to the back of his mind, Alder set off to do what he'd been doing originally - both Heartha and Aspen had a large fish each with their names on it. As usual, he stopped on the way to his wife to see Heartha, @Tulip, and @Bramble: he was glad to smell Eden's scent fresh in the tunnels - she hadn't yet gone to Aspen. 

The King was not shy in striding in, only offering a chuff of announcement to his midwife before dropping the sole fish at Heartha's paws - without yet a word to her yet, his blue eye fell hard on the pregnant woman, tail even rising over his back.

                            "You'll leave whatever you two agree on for Aspen in here - I'll pick it up and take it to her myself each night. Until you've got your trade and we've had the next ceremony, I don't want to scent you anywhere else." 

As when he'd warned her at Sun Mote Copse, his words were perhaps a bit too harsh, and he did not apologize for having to bolden his laws - they were there for a reason. However, after he was done, his gaze softened - he didn't want to be the bad guy. 

                                                                      "It's nothing personal, just the laws Aspen and I have created for our family. I want you to spend time with your mate, get ready for the coming months." 

Bramble isn't an herb, it was borage ;)