Honeyed Pasture beta

The panther laughed, looking into the wind rather than at Aditya's face, now. The futility of the suggestion made his chest burn with frustrated affection. "I couldn't ask him to move further from the sea," he replied, but it was clear that he'd thought about it.

He was quiet for a moment while they continued on their path. It was difficult, but... Moontide was not so very far, was it?

"I do not want another leader to answer to," he admitted. "Even if I know I could respect a man like Rodyn. I like this. I like that this is mine."

Still, he was torn.

"I laid with his wives," he blurted.

No follow-up.