Northstar Vale I need to spin my wheels

It was funny really; despite how happy she was, Fennec had none of the optimism that Towhee expressed. She knew that one day, Ruenna would come back. She knew that when that happened, she would give Germanicus a choice, and after that she would be alone again.

The odd thing was that there wasn't any bitterness to the tired acceptance she had of this. He had been honest from the start and he was there now. She couldn't be mad at him for feeling the things for another she'd wished someone else felt for her. Ruenna was a lucky wolf and Fennec didn't understand how she'd left the way she did.

I asked you first, didn't I? She asked with an amused, slightly teasing expression. She did want to hear about things here, but she'd humor her mom first. She sat down and let herself relax with the more pressing news out of the way. No one knows, I don't think. You're the first one I've told. I don't mind. Anything I have in Mereo, I want to earn myself anyway. She didn't want respect only because she was Germanicus' mate.

I've started training again. And I told him he has a witch on call, if he ever wants to trade in less military skills. She laughed a bit again, under her breath. I don't think he knew what to think about it. He hadn't said no, which in her mind was almost as good as a yes.