Sun Mote Copse From utility animal to life partner

Towhee's face scrunched as Wraen spoke. She didn't understand where this was coming from and, to add to her bafflement, she actually felt insulted by the Sovereign's apparent game plan. Was she somehow unsuitable? She badly wanted to interrupt, though she pressed her teeth into her lip and let Wraen finish. It was good that she did, because those last few sentences sent the Regent's mind spinning to an unexpected place.

"Why don't we switch then," she said before she could actually think about it. Man, she couldn't stop seeing the parallels between her younger self and the suddenly pregnant Raven... "Or share. I have been an Alpha more than once and I'm perfectly suited to the role." The thank you very much glittered in her orange eyes as she felt her pulse suddenly pounding, though her expression softened a little as she tacked on, "I understand, for what it's worth. Being in charge can be a burden. But it's one I know I can bear."