Rising Sun Valley [M] when the time is right

She'd spent days picking out an appropriate cache site, and had mostly dug it out in preparation for her Winter storage. It was early that afternoon when Paar returned to the area to complete the finishing touches: digging out excess dirt, covering exposed tree roots, then digging up the supplies she'd already gathered to be laid out in the sun to dry.

With a quick glance over her haul, Paarthurnax smiled faintly with pride before turning away in search of the nearest water source to quench her thirst. She trotted carefully through the forest and squinted against the bright light as she found herself on the outskirts of a familiar clearing. Her pace quickened as she caught sight of the lake and, as she neared, she spotted the relaxing form of her mate-to be.

The bi-coloured beauty yipped to announce her presence, and it was with a swishing tail that she rallied to Shadow's side. She stood over him as she lowered her lovely crown to nip affectionately at the aspiring Alpha's pale cheek, then lowered to seat herself at his back. "Someone's lazy," she joked, eyeing him playfully with a broad grin on her face.