Shadewood [m] Looking at a brand new day.

It does, Masquerade said sagely, fighting a smile as she tacked on, We shall.

They fell effortlessly into step with one another. Ever since becoming mates, they had found an easy rhythm between them. As they moved through the forest, keen to sate one appetite after another, Masque felt like they were even more in sync than usual.

And Riley’s flirtatious behavior was only one indication of spring’s imminent arrival. With the equinox only a week away, Masquerade could sense it around every corner they turned. There was even an unnamable lightness to the air itself, as if the fingers of sunshine on their shoulders truly lifted away the weight of winter.

As the pair traipsed together through the forest, Masquerade couldn’t stop smiling.

I was thinking we could fade this one, in favor of some newer ones I have planned? ;)