Haunted Wood We Let The Fires Just Bathe Us

He shrugged, giving a short laugh. "Nobody halfway sane, anyway. It takes a lot of darkness to make a child able, and willing, to kill." With his own upbringing Memory had developed an odd sentiment towards pups. Of course the basics of wolfdom should be learned early, but roles, and anything other than being a rediculus pup should wait until much later. He never had a puphood, and neither had Valour. Nor had Hela, if he thought about it. He wondered if he would have liked the girl in another life. Valour certainly had admired her. The subject of Clarence came up and he sighed. "I promised him it would stay between us, that I would protect him. Kinda an unspoken thing between me, him, Santi, and Serem. I talked to him after your coronation and told him I forgave him...poor kid thought I was gonna kill him." 
The suggestion of valour having a crush made his eyes widen and his tail give a Hopeful thump. "Oh? It wouldn't be the little thing that you dragged bleeding across the border a few days ago, would it?"  He teased, indicating he had smelt the exchange while on patrol. 
He laughed at the jab, relaxing a bit more. "Shes beautiful. The most beautiful creature I've ever seen. Who would have thought I'd fall for a halfling. Shes from up North near the Mountain. A healer...and she's like us. Broken and scarred. And I want to find who hurt her and rip their faces off."  His eyes lit up as he described her. Sensing Valour's uneasiness he gave a comforting lick to Valour's cheek, like a father or older brother might do. "I'll be a few days journey away. And best believe I'm going to stay in touch- Clarence would be devastated, Santiago needs a friend he can just be a guy around, Serem I'm sure wouldn't mind seeing me...and of course you. And the pups."  It was bittersweet all that he would be leaving behind. But what he was moving forward to was worth it. 
"Don't be dumb like I was and try to smear honey on it." He snickered. " Any time, little brother."