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I worry as I wait, I worry because I fear that all I had known before would have changed, that I had lost every thing because of foolish pride-pride that had once again uprooted me from what was most important to me. I hang my head tight to my chest with eyes of orange closed tight to the world, my shame and overall distaste for my own actions written upon my scrunched up face. It is not till I hear paws on sand that I move with a start, my head pulling up sharply as eyes of fall search for the spruce of the sound, they open wide with what could be shock for I truly did not think she would come to me.

She has halted and I feel my body relax as if I was a pup doing something bad only to find that I was in no danger of reprieve. Even though I do not believe this statement true as of this moment. I stood here because I did not want to happen with my soul to happen to my heart. I relax because it is her standing there before me and not a stranger demanding to know why it is I have come. All at once she is at my side her tears wrenching my heart like it's stuck in a vice, she thought herself going mad as her nose brushes my cheek I am trying my hardest not to break down myself, "yes I have come back" my nose moves to run through her fur as she talks and moves along my own neck. " And I am truly sorry to have made you feel this way, I let my pride get the better of me." At my age I should have known better.

She is shaking like a leaf as she curls around me, those dark and mysterious eyes now pleading with me, searching mine out with a near obsession. I smile and wrap around her always keeping my eyes upon hers, what sweet voice of hers like honey to my ears pleading out loud what her eyes have been asking me this whole time "I promise that I will not leave you ever again" I silently thank the gods of my fore fathers for the second chance I have been granted. Again. I can not say I am surprised that she spoke these last words, I am however pleased to finally hear the words stumble out of her mouth.

"I have loved you since I first laid eyes upon you, my feelings for you did not change when either of us imprinted," it was true and as I spoke I felt a fire build within me. "I will not let fate determine my future," I state this openly and boldly because it was true if Vega could have the one she chose to be with then why couldn't I as well. "Riopat, I have been a very foolish man, but I know that there is room for only one woman in my heart. Riopat will you take me as your mate?" I was dead serious as I looked at her, I would like to be with her forever and nothing or no one would ever tell me otherwise. Unless Riopat said no...I do not wish to dwell on the what if's of life only the here and now.

"talks like this"