Noctisardor Bypass love the people with whom fate brings you together

He shared with her some of his concerns: his brothers and sisters, the wolves of his pack that were not of their current terrain, and the idea of pups. It was the latter that brought great pain to her heart. Did her mate not wish for heirs? Paarthurnax was already fairly certain that she'd conceived, a secret she was holding onto fiercely until the time was right to be revealed without worry of early miscarriage. Failure in a first pregnancy was something she'd learned to be common, but not something she was sure she could cope with emotionally.

Shadow expressed desire to seek his litter-mates, which caused the crimson beauty to gaze thoughtfully at him. Was he being serious? Could he stand to leave his pack behind, to venture far from home in an uncertain direction? It had been some time since he left his siblings, even longer since departing the place of his birth. They could easily have moved on by now.

She frowned deeply, concern gripping her fragile heart, and she sighed gently. "It is not your responsibility to take care of everybody," Paar assured her mate softly, "it's your responsibility to lead. We can take care of ourselves and each other, as a pack." Her tail curled supportively about her hindquarters. "Do you plan on making a trip to find your siblings, or...?" Uncertainty clouded her features, for she was not quite sure what her partner was getting at.