Two Rivers Isle [M] And I don't see you

Well, she was simultaneously putting him at ease and also making him nervous. W-Well, he said, I'm glad you'd be... willing.

"Mates, Ully. The term you are looking for is mates. You are mine and I am  yours. Mates."

He relaxed after this, smiling. Mates, he repeated. And then he said, That word... It sounds so informal. You are my mate, yes, but you are more than that. If we are truly doing this, then I shall call you my wife, for that is what you are. And I am your husband. There. Those words sounded right. They were words from back home, from wedding ceremonies that he would never see again, but the titles carried meaning and if he could keep even one good thing from his previous pack, he would.

She told him not to worry and curled against him, and he lay his down across her back, closing his eyes. No, he agreed, quietly. I am not worried anymore. And he smiled.