Wapun Meadow no gale can down this ship

ingram was surprised to learn cadeau reportedly had a short fuse; in the short time he had met her, he couldn't see it. his vision of her was probably different than what her version of herself was -- but in the time ingram had spent with cadeau, he had come to the conclusion she was a wolf of benevolence, kind and sweet to those she came across.

after all, she had told him about flowers, instructed him on good toys for his kids -- all out of the simple generosity of her own heart. he supposed kind wolves could have tempers; he himself was a kind wolf, but when pushed to his limit, he knew he was capable of damage. maybe cadeau was the same way.

"you couldn't be a nightmare," ingram replied, smiling goodhumoredly. when he thought of nightmares, he thought of bears, of evil, rabies.. not cadeau with a short fuse. as she teased him further, a comment slipped from her mouth that would have paused ingram-of-the-past -- you must love her a lot.

ingram was too mature now (ingram, mature, i can't believe i wrote that sentence.. my baby has truly grown up..) to be ashamed of love. his eyes lit up, and a genuine smile spilled sunnily across his features. "oh, definitely." he said, his ears perked and expression unabashed. "i don't know how she puts up with me."