Noctisardor Bypass love the people with whom fate brings you together

Paarthurnax flicked her crimson ears back when Shadow's expression changed, a knowing smile tugging at his lips. He leaned in closer to her then, but still he did not look her way. With his gaze cast toward the glimmering midnight sky, the ashen Alpha offered a solemn explanation for his unusual sleeping pattern.

"Everything" didn't really narrow it down, however, and concern flooded Paar's wary heart. She remained silent for a short time following Shadow's excuse, unsure how to respond or how he wanted her to respond. Did he wish for her to snuggle close and tell him that all was going to be okay? To promise that life would somehow, miraculously make itself better?

She lowered her muzzle, pressed the tip of her snout to her mate's sterling forehead. "Why are you worried?" Paarthurnax blinked, fearing that the answer might be that he was deeply regretting giving her the opportunity to be Alphess. That somehow she would bring shame to his family by being a woman of the desert, not a lady of Rome.