Cedar Sweep And please believe me when I say I love you

Alula, he enunciated each syllable, savoring the feeling of them on his lips. I am Athanasius. He was surprised by her forwardness, given that they had only met a few moments ago. Most wolves would never get so close to a stranger, let alone lick them. He was startled by the action but tried to keep his face blank as she settled next to him. 

Are you from here? He asked, probing further. He had a sense of what he wanted from her, but he needed more information, more knowledge of her personality in order to finalize it. The decision to make a thrall was not one to make lightly, he found.