I knew of love, but not the kind that mates felt. I knew the love of a family, the love I felt to my foster mother. I also knew what it was like to have that love taken from you, the death of my foster mother left me feeling like an empty shell. Luckily I was still young and had a full life ahead of me to look forward to, and I knew my mother would not like me sitting around mourning over her death for too long. One day I would find the one that my heart longed for above all else, who I couldn't get from my mind.
I had never felt such a strange sensation as the one I felt now standing in his presence. I felt a safety and a calm happiness. Any worries I might have had were put to ease. He was my imprint, he had given me apart of his soul when our eyes connected and it was my job to protect it. He would be whatever I desired: a lover, a brother, a protector, anything. We were connected, we would feel what the other felt and the death of one would bring pain equal to death for the other. Some saw it as a curse, some a blessing.
"Aviias. Such a beautiful name to an equally beautiful wolf." he says with a charming grin that could make any female swoon, and it was all for me. I giggled and my ear fell back, feeling a little shy suddenly. He was handsome and I found myself lost in those eyes of his. I was almost infatuated by him, not in love for I was still too young for that. Maybe it will be him that steals my heart, or another. Time would tell and I was in no rush.
"Do you find a home among any of the packs Aviias?" he asks and I find my self smiling happily. I nod my head with a wag of my tail. "I live in Taviora, working to become a healer and help those who need it," I say. If he wanted he could join me there, but it was his decision and I would not take that freedom from him. He was free to do as he pleased. If he wanted to go to Taviora, great. If he wanted to go somewhere else, great as well. If he wanted to stay a loner, that was fine also.