Redsand Canyon Do's and Donts' for crushes

She called him Icarus and it jarred him before he remembered she was only honoring his wishes. His heart did a funny thing in his chest, although all that was forgotten two seconds later as he took her gently by the shoulder. He felt instinctively protective of her and tried very hard not to get distracted by her soft warmth.

He didn’t know what skremmende meant but Atreus thought he understood the gist of her concern. He maneuvered himself to sling his right foreleg around her neck and crouch beside Inkeri. He pressed his nose to her cheek, nuzzling the smudge of dark fur beneath her eye. Without thinking, he kissed the fur at the corner of it.

I’m so glad you’re here—it’s so good to see you—but we can move away from the canyon a bit if you want, Ink, Atreus murmured.