Sun Mote Copse vacation's all I ever wanted

The tip of Njord’s cold nose touched Meerkat’s cheek sympathetically as she spoke the names of their children who were no longer at their sides. It would not be long before Seal and Orca would transition into adolescence. Would their daughters disperse as well?

Njord put a pin in that thought and followed Meerkat into the Copse. It was a beautiful place with lush deciduous trees, green with the season. Shoots of ragweed reached for the sky. Puffy dandelion seeds floated by and caught the evening’s light. That same glow cast a bright halo around his wife as she tossed her head back, laughing.

Radiant, Njord thought to himself, his face softening in admiration.

Her pure serenity inspired him. “We should make this our home, someday,” he mused aloud. Njord desired to bottle the harmony he felt at that moment and never let it go.