"How about this," he starts. "Stay in the area until the snows melt. We can get to know each other. And in the spring..." He shrugs. "In the spring, if you're still here, I'll leave with you." He offers her a thin smile. "You don't even have to stay in the Respite, but I can put a good word in to my mother if you'd rather have the safety of a pack through these hard winter months."
Her proximity is appreciated, and he's fond of it, but. "I don't even know your name yet." His tail brushes against hers. "I can't simply run off with a woman I don't know. But a woman I do know..." He offers a half-smile. "I'm Dimitri, by the way."
Rejoice despite the fact this world will kill you
Rejoice despite the fact this world will tear you to shreds
Rejoice because you’re trying your best
