Gyrfalcon's Keep she fooled me twice and it's all my fault

her breath hitches and she almost chokes on a sob, losing all ability to hold back the emotion flooding through her. she'd missed him so much — their separation had been more painful than anything she's ever known, and now that he's with her again she knows she can never repeat it. to lose him again would be to die, surely. of course i forgive you, she whispers through her tears, pulling away slightly to dot more kisses along his muzzle. it's not his fault he got lost, after all — it's the tribe's fault, and shaara's fault, and her own fault for ever letting him out of her sight. she sighs, burying her face in his fur again, and murmurs almost inaudibly: i love you. i missed you so much. but he's here now, and she's never going to let him go again. never.