Redsand Canyon I gotta find a field

This would be his last chance to back out of their agreement before she shared it with someone outside of the two of them. She knew, rationally, that he wouldn't. Yet she was still relieved when he didn't argue or bring it up at all. Something in her settled ever so slightly.

She's going to be insufferable about it. She told me I should just get married weeks ago. She knew his touch only came so often because she asked for it but that didn't lessen the impact at all. He was never reluctant in a way that made her feel guilty for needing it. Fennec leaned towards it, letting her cheek brush his.

I'll call if anything happens. She wished he could come but hadn't asked because she knew he had too many things to do here. She was going to end up rushing home as soon as she could, and it was welcome to find that to be the case. This was already home.

Pride wouldn't let her ask for an escort when no other Mereo wolf would need one for a trip this short. The mountains nearly made her reconsider, but if she was going to claim a home here long term, she needed to learn every inch. She would explore them until she found a route safe for her to take.