Northstar Vale (M) In memory of Keith.

he felt half-asleep afterward. lazing alongside her in the warm spot upon the earth, feeling her close. it was perhaps the most time together they had since...ever? there had been a period of maternal/paternal leave with mereo, but that had been to raise children.

this was just them.

it makes me feel pretty damn great, too. he mumbled in a manner that felt more befitting towhee's language than that of the trained soldier he had become. i think epoch was a good move if we never do our own thing.

and for a moment he did imagine their own place. them leading and a million redhawks running about. old and young. the idea inspired a dopey smile on his lovestruck face.