Gyrfalcon's Keep Night & morning with my tears

It takes a beat before he relaxes into the affection, something she’s used to. Most don’t know how to react. Even Silas had a stiff reaction when she first greeted him at the river several months ago. Eventually he eases into it and even returns the affection enough that she keeps her eyes closed and presses into him. No longer does she have the comfort of her family and she isn’t entirely sure where her companion had gone but she’s content with what she’s found in the pale boy.

When he pulls away, her eyes fly open and she flinches as he jumps to the ground in a playful bow. Qilaq wrinkles her nose a little before she closes the distance again, this time her front legs buckling as she mauls over his front half with several licks to his face before she attempts to try and wrestle him further to the ground.