Stone Circle needless to say, I keep her in check

Nikai had found it hard not to be around Alya as much, especially as she was in her heat. He had often played with asking Valette if they could have permission to have pups, but then each time he decided against it. It felt like Alya wasn't ready for it, and he wasn't too sure he was. Nikai didn't want to rob either of them from their freedom. Still, the thought of having a family of his own somehow had stuck in his head and he found it hard to let go of it. He'd have to talk to Alya about it at some point... But for now, Nikai decided to simply forget about it and enjoy the time spent with Valette's pups instead.

He had shown Alya all the good places -- mostly, he'd made sure she knew where his sister Keoni's body lay and she knew he went there to talk to his sister ocassionally -- and he hoped that Alya was settling in well in Easthollow.

When Nikai approached the borders he saw Alya there. She looked happier than he'd seen her in a while, and with a wave of his tail Nikai closed the distance between them. Wait up! he woofed when he was almost there and quickened his pace to catch up.