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By her own edict, it would be done. She drew close, and as always, Ar-Khalba allowed her touch to play across his cheek. His eyes slowly shut and his face flushed with warmth. In truth, Ar-Khalba knew the love his queen held for him -- he was an observant, detail oriented wolf after all. Eshamun regarded him with a warmth that she bestowed upon no other. It was an affection at Ar-Khalba coveted intensely.

"When?" he asked in a whispered hum. He wanted her now. But the ritual, the consecration, needed to take place on her own time despite how eager he may have been.