She was relieved that he did not fight back on her leaving if need be. That made her feel a lot better and she sighed a bit in response. She had a plan, and she could stick to it. Only problem is if Joxer appears when the pups are too small to walk on their own. The first few weeks were going to be the most dangerous, and she knew it.

”We are in agreement then,” she says with a nod. Azalea needed to get all this off her chest in order for this to work, otherwise she would not have hesitated to take the Sesh up on his offer to live with the cult. Not her preferred setting, but at least it was familiar with her upbringing.

”Anything is appreciated, Jaxxon. Apologies, the mother blood does lace my tongue,” she said genuinely, another sigh escaping her as a clean paw reached out to lay upon his. She closed her eyes, taking a deep breath as she collected herself. ”Look, I understand your plight. I think I understand better than anyone. If I was in your position with Amaryllis…I cannot say what I would do. I really can’t,” she admitted. Amaryllis could have changed so much the past two winters they have been apart. Together, she knew exactly how Amaryllis would act. But after being apart? Who knows for sure.

”But don’t assume he is dead either. No body, no death. I sense you do not wish him dead, but nor do you wish your children dead. You a very much in a state of conflict, a conflict that will not resolve without either his dead body or his return. That must be very hard,” she said more gently now, returning to how she more normally speaks. She intended no romantic relationship to form between them, but instead wished only for their friendship in raising the puppies.