Redsand Canyon temptatio

She sensed it as he sat close by but didn't move to close the distance yet. This conversation wasn't necessarily about the two of them. She knew what she wanted and had already decided that being where he was, and where Killdeer was, was enough. Her family was happy. This could be home - and eventually she would make it that. She needed him to understand what he needed.

This wasn't at all something she expected to have to coach another wolf through. Thank fuck she and Towhee had done a lot of talking these past few months.

Home doesn't have to be something you've already had. Just think about what makes you feel safe, or what you liked about the places that made you want to stay.

Maybe he needed an example. She intended to keep her own preferences out of it for now, but giving a few couldn't hurt. For me, home always has trees. And it's a place where I'm trusted. Listened to, and all that. Where she felt valued.

It was corny as fuck, sure. But Mereo wasn't going to keep anyone for long if they didn't sort it out. And when spring came, she wanted her kids to live in a place their father believed in. Not a place he had settled for. You're asking a pack to devote their loyalty to something. We just have to make it something that's worth it.