Northstar Vale It's a secret I keep tucked inside my chest

Viskani spoke and his eyes flicked back to her at the fleeting eagerness in her question. He chuckled softly, uttering a soft no, but it was drowned out as she continued. Not wanting her to take the blame for her son’s actions, he shook his head as she apologized. 

He opened his mouth to tell her so, but no words came out when she spoke of courting whoever he pleased. Did she truly mean that? His jaw clacked shut, uncertainty clawing at him.

Sitting upright now, he turned to her then, vulnerability swimming in the silvered depths as he searched her face, her eyes. His words were whispered, soft with a hint of yearning, If this was your mother pack, and our lutte held more weight than it does here—would you have been happy if I had won?