Emberwood When our world was just the two of us

The same gender. Tybault stiffened, hackles lifting as the implication settled in. For a long moment he couldn't bring himself to speak. His thoughts were all abuzz, filled with memories of so many hushed, tearful conversations among the tall grasses of The Gilded Sea.

What do you mean? The words came out just as tense as he felt. He looked away from Etienne, toward the trees, and found he could not look back. Most wolves do not be likin' the same gender. Bile burned at the back of his throat.