Dragoncrest Cliffs Mourning light

The commander joined her on the floor, curling up beside her. Wildfire hesitated for only a second before snuggling against Thuringwethil. There was still some unresolved anger lingering over the Heda's decision to prohibit her from breeding, yet she ignored it for the moment. She didn't want to talk about that or her parents or much of anything right now. She just wanted to rest here in her mate's company and let the relief of being welcomed home sink into her.

"Not right now," Wildfire replied quietly, "but... later." She lapsed into silence for a few minutes, then said, "I'm glad you got to meet my mom. That was the last time I ever saw her." So much for not talking about them. But she stopped there, lower lip quivering and eyes suddenly blurring. She tucked herself all the more tightly against Thuringwethil, burying her face in the other woman's neck.