Redsand Canyon I got a hankering for four wide tires

So his Matrona had a mate in another pack and was supposed to go with. Fennec was surprised that she had agreed to stay for a rank, but those seemed to mean more in this pack than she'd considered in previous. Either way, it seemed a pretty small thing to end an alliance over. He must be tighter wound than Germanicus was.. No offense to her new husband but she hadn't thought that was possible. Credit where credit was due. He did appreciate her jokes.

Next spring. She might have misjudged since she wasn't expecting to be asked. Her expression likely showed her surprise momentarily before slipping back to neutral consideration.

I didn't want kids before I had Killer. Raising him changed that. It was one of the better things she'd ever done and certainly the most rewarding. I decided after that I'd have the next ones with a stranger or not at all. I raised Killdeer alone, and it would be easier without the disappointment. She spoke frankly, inclining her head slightly in his direction.

Mom told me you have rules against that here. So I hadn't planned on anything. That was the last thing she had decided, but it was obvious that things had changed since then. She'd said 'chance' when speaking of Towhee because she still hadn't entirely made up her mind. She wasn't entirely sure their marriage would even last that long.

There was another question behind that, one she'd thought settled and now rose up again. If he didn't marry her for children, then why had he offered? What was he hoping to get from this?