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Kalgalath sighed and bit back any further words as Zig stumbled after his outburst. Her auds flickered and her voice quieted. Kal… I didn’t mean it like that… I just meant that you’re the king, you’re the one who doles out the ranks. You gave me what you saw fit. I had no say in what I got. Sure, I would have preferred a higher rank but I understand why I hadn’t gotten one. You just don’t seem to understand me. Frustration poured out of every one of the mottled grey brute’s pours – but it was true. He didn’t understand Zig. Though his heart had started to melt for her, realization hit him as he realized that he had barely spent any alone time with her and didn’t know her on a personal level. He didn’t know what made her tick her what she liked or didn’t like. He would never be able to treat her the way she should be treated unless she opened up to him. And she knew that – as she spoke, her vocals were soft and soothing, and she continued on, finally opening him. I think it’s high time you learned just what happened to me. She sighed before continuing and then slowly raised her orbs until they were resting upon him once more, locked onto his arctic gaze.
Cody isn't the only hardship I've faced, as you partly know of. I guess the beginning's the best place to start, no? You see, I had a very sweet mother. As good as they come. I don't remember much of her other than her caring touch. I remember nothing of my brothers and sisters, all being of different litters. My father had left my mother to care for us alone. That's hardship number one. Then, when my twin brother, Zag, and I had just barely come into teenhood, a strong storm blew in. He and I had been exploring near the den and were swept away to Blossom. Losing the only wolf who had ever cared about me wholeheartedly besides my twin was hardship number two. She pauses before continuing. Kalgalath says nothing, not wanting to risk offsetting her forward motion. After a while, Zag and I learned to make this place our home. It seemed like we would thrive here, live a long happy life together. We were convinced our mum would be okay. I wonder about her sometimes. Anyways, shortly after I had befriended Cody, Zag had gone missing. I searched and searched for him but deep inside I knew he had died. Of what, I have no clue. That was hardship number three, losing a part of me. Cody had been my only friend and the only one there for me in a time of such crushing pain. We grew closer and closer and he brought me here. I fell for him, quite hard. But he disappeared from time to time, this last time seemingly for good. That left me ravaged. I had lost literally everything and then he left me too. I had always known he didn't love me the same way. But still. Hardship number four down. The northern lights of this land were all that kept me alive. Sin's steadiness and kindness were there to lean on as well. Then she died. Hardship number five. The pack died with it. And I would have wasted away as well, if it hadn't been for those beautiful lights. They helped me stick it out until Kong's call broke the still, dead air. Then you came along. You're the reason life has come back to my eyes.
Kalgalath gently nuzzled against her, knowing how hard it must be for her to speak of her past, especially with hard painful it was. Just as he opened his maw to comfort her, she spoke once more and he shut his kissers once more, allowing her speech. Like I said, I fell deeply in love with Cody. He was the first male I had ever felt that way about. And, I think, part of me will always love him. But I will never be able to forgive him for what he did to me. And, Kal? Please believe me when I say that my heart wants you and only you. This time, when her monologue ceased, he felt speechless. So there it was – the truth. Bare and naked and beautiful. She loved him fully and truly, and she had chosen him. So all there was left for him to do was chose her back. Nika was to him as Cody was to her. She had left him without cause and without a word and had kept from him his kin, his heirs. He could forgive her… but he would never be able to forget.
“Zig, my dear… I am sorry that I spoke out of turn. But I am glad that you finally opened up to me, and I see now that I was wrong…” He paused, not going on until he saw her reaction about his words with the pup. She was clearly downtrodden at his first set of vocals but as soon as he offered forward another proposal, her mood completely switched around from how it had just been. Oh, Kal! I would love to! She threw herself at him, her muzzle rubbing against his neck and shoulder. Affectionately, he returned the femme’s embrace, bringing his muzzle close to her auds. The path was clear now, his thoughts were no longer in turmoil. There was one unmistakable path for him to take, and it led straight to the fae in front of him. “Zig, my love,” He paused, waiting until he had her full attention. It was a once in a lifetime moment, something that would not only affect them, but the entirety of the pack. “There was one other reason that your rank was no higher than what I said. It was because I was imagining that this moment would come. It has come sooner than I thought it would, but with all that you said to me… opening up to me and trusting me… I know what it is that I want to do. The right thing to do. Zig, will you be my queen, and the queen of Aurora Borealis?”
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**adult*male*ALPHA - Aurora Borealis*tied to none*Azura**
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