Stone Circle I can feel it on my tongue

Valette dipped her head, pleased that he wouldn't forget. She would make him remember every time she saw him. She realized she had a lot of love to give, it was just harder when someone was not open to receive it. He answered her question, his gaze casted away from her. "A mother never likes her kids moving away, but that is something for a mother to deal with, not her child," she reminded him. "Not all wolf pups are meant to stay in their birth pack. I've learned that by now."

"You are a good son, Clay," she returned to him. "And this way, being honest. That makes this the best way you could leave. I'd rather have you be honest and tell me you aren't happy here than be too afraid to talk to me. I hope Reneian Empire is what you seek," she then smiled. "Can I at least give you one last snuggle?" she asked.