Dawnlark Plains dil chahta hai

dawn's question had his eyebrows up; he hadn't thought of that particular variable in the scenario. that shale had taken pema whittled it down even further, and somehow, he couldn't picture either of the remaining eligible males with the woman. maybe someone outside the pack? it appeared not even pema knew, but if permission had been given, then that was that.

still, now that he reflected on it, it left a bad taste in his mouth. no father around? he wondered if aviana would tell her children who it was, if he would participate in their raising. his own background made him skeptical of any mystery surrounding paternity: he dared not ask her himself, though. it wasn't his place.

the conversation moved on to a lighter subject, and aditya smiled again, face relaxing. "we went down, down, down the coast, all the way to moonspear and past that," he narrated, hearing the surf in his ears as if he were right on the beach. "the caldera wolves have moved down that way; it was good that we came here, for it seems they were still having trouble with their old neighbors."