Redtail Rise other loves, other vices

Blackbear closed the short distance between them once more, not wanting Aditya to see the stormy expression on her face. It seemed too good to be true that he was standing in front of her, telling her she could come home, that it would all be okay. She wanted to believe him, to let herself be wrapped up in a blanket and led home like a naughty but beloved child.

"I'll come back one day," she said, tucking her muzzle into the fur of his shoulder. Just... not like this.

But god, was she tempted. She could smell the whole family on his pelt, and the siblings she had never met, and less of the sibling she had for some reason. Why was that? "How are my brothers and sisters?" she asked hesitantly, pulling back so that she could watch his face. Her heart lurched uncomfortably, and she told herself it was worry and fear.