Ravensblood Forest stark

meredith flopped onto her back beside him, her chest still heaving with breathless laughter. the captain’s mock annoyance only fueled her mischief, a playful grin splitting her face as she turned her head to look at him, snow clinging to her fur like tiny crystals.

aw, y’don’t trust me, cap? she teased, her accent thick, words dripping with mock offense. i’m hurt, truly. thought we were mates, we were.

she stretched lazily, shaking off the snow from her legs, then smirked, her tone lilting with exaggerated innocence. don’t ye know? me big mouth’s only for singin’ yer praises. the next lad i see’ll be hearin’ all about how handsome ol’ nox took a tumble ‘cause of lil’ ol’ me.

her laughter bubbled up again, her tail flicking as she watched his reaction, clearly enjoying the banter far too much for her own good.