Great Bear Wilderness oh, yeah.

There were some nights where Ying wished for the same. She dreamt of what it would have been like to be born a common girl, without the constraints and expectations of her culture. Even as an adult, she was still held by the bonds of her past.

Ying looked to Astaroth with a sunken expression. There was something that they needed to discuss, though she wasn't excited for the conversation. 

This year, someone is going to mate with me. She would not be young forever, and knew that it was best to begin now. A friend picks him for me. I do not know him, but it will be soon.

Ying's eyes dragged over the frame of her lover, longing for another touch. We can still be friends, and go on adventures. Just not the same way.