Redtail Rise you did not order invisible pie, you hate invisible pie

Aventus ducked into the shadows, only realizing the sun had already dried his fur when he felt the heat abate. Seeing Arielle lying there, he felt a little poorly for intending to rouse her, but she lifted her muzzle and greeted him. Not asleep, then. He was surprised. Arielle seemed to be asleep more than she was awake lately, to his unobservant eye.

Hello, he said, resisting the temptation to flop down in the shade and nap with her. He placed a swift kiss on the side of her muzzle and tried not to glance at her swollen flanks. It was easier to treat her the way he had before when he wasn't busy thinking about how their lives would soon be turned upside down.

I have something to show you, if you're up for a walk, he rumbled quietly, knowing he should be saying something more substantial about what a horrible mate he had been lately, but still unable to coax the words onto his tongue.