Blacktail Deer Plateau i surrendered to their fragrance

he entered and was immersed in shadow, presumably flanked by his beloved shadow. merrick realized in that moment, his skin atingle from her earlier touch, that he had become dependent upon the girl’s familiarity with him, in a way he had not with tadec or indra or even nunataq.
his consciousness balked at the notion; impulsively merrick considered rounding upon the dark seraph and cutting her throat with a careful snap, but the dire thought passed as quickly as it had come.
she was his and he hers and until that sense of belonging ended, merrick would long for her to stay beside him. the boy put his muzzle to the ground in silence, a sense of contentment settling over him.