He kept himself settled for the most part, back prickling now and then in the strangest way. It was as though he had unfinished business, but he couldn’t place what it might be. By the time he tugs on that little thread, though, there Natu is. She is against his shoulder, rolling his head in that scent that meant safety and love and healing. He rumbles a happy almost-puppylike groan and smiles gently at her urging to play as a family. It was a rare thing, but he understood better why they lingered in this place. She had a goal.
And far be it from him that he should temper that curious mind.
Then there she goes, off to their children and he is not far behind. He had not been playful, even as a boy, always so serious as he tended to be, but when she playfully bounds - he does not miss a step in shovel-nosing his children from behind and encouraging them to follow the example of their mother. Alistair and Arthfael were serious enough like him to make up seven litters, afterall.
“Come, do as your mother says, let’s hop to it.” he says in a whisper, like a secret. “Or else she might fling herself about like a floppy riverfish and embarrass you in front of your friends.” he teases, light of heart for this moment.
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