Ocean's Breath Plateau 'Cause everything I feel is a waste of time

in sorrow, in relief he held her, kissing softly the fur over her pretty muzzle, her eartips; in the darkness his own tears came and he grew hoarse. "you will not lose me until the day ice raven says my soul must fly with him," he whispered fiercely.
at last the truth came to him; chakliux nestled marina's head beneath his chin. "i feel i cannot leave because — this is where the three of us built our home. where our children were born. that we will both lose more of her," he said softly.
"but we cannot live that way. you cannot. i cannot."
"so we will live apart, you and i together. and i will speak with rodyn about joining him as first warrior and moving from this place." and he saw now that if moontide remained upon the plateau, then for the sake of his wife he would form a new home.
they were builders, he and marina.