Rising Sun Valley [M] when the time is right

A faint smile graced the sterling outrider's features as he heard a familiar yip. "Speak of the devil," he laughed softly and rolled over to look at her and grinned lazily up at the crimson healer as she leaned down to nip at his cheek. "Someone's lazy," she said with a playful look in her copper eyes. He flashed her a faint smirk, "Maybe," he leaned over to nudge her cheek affectionately. "Where have you been all these days, I missed you." he leaned closer to her, wanting to reassure himself that she was actually here. "I was thinking about you before you came," he murmured as he buried his muzzle into her fur.

Life here seemed to be so much better than life at Swiftcurrent Creek where tension filled the air every time he was within their borders but here, at the Bypass he felt free, he felt as free as the wind. This was how life should be like, enjoying his days with the love of his life, lying beside the shimmering lake that marked the center of their home.