The Sunspire Heights, Round Two

His presence and practiced breaths were starting to calm her as her words affirmed her struggles. It felt good to know all of this wasn't in vain. His gentle touch to her head had her eyes closing in a quiet, comfortable sigh. She was shocked out how much that gentle touch did to comfort her. She hadn't felt a gentle touch as that since she'd left home. And this wolf, despite having only met him twice, seemed to be fast coming her home away from home of sorts.

"Thank you." She smiled up at him. "That helped, a lot." Her face heated and she looked to the ground shyly. A new feeling in her stomach, not the same kind of throw up feeling she had been having. A different kind of tossing and turning of proportions, but in a more pleasant way. If throw up could be pleasant.