what tomorrow could bring

He couldn’t help the slightest of amused smiles at Athena’s dislike for the caves. Although her dislike was a serious matter, and one the ghost could understand at that, he was glad that they could joke about it, too. ”Yeah.. hopefully, it pays off, one of these days. Or we get some rain.” Hawk knew which one of those two options he’d prefer. Which would be better for the packs and their homes.

And while he was tempted to let his mind wander at that, as well as over the possible practical uses of tree climbing.. now wasn’t the time for that. Right now, the knight desired only to be in the moment. All of those worries and thoughts would be there, waiting for them tomorrow.

The feeling that overtook him was a warmth like no other at Athena’s murmured agreement. A wonderful evening, she called it. Hawk hummed in agreement. ”It has. Here’s.. to many more, too. This is only the beginning.” Surely, things could only get better from here, right? Hawk wasn’t so naive as to think there wouldn’t be disagreements, or rough spots, or times where distance and separation would be needed or required for any number of reasons.

But love seemed like something that would only grow better and stronger over time. ”Sunlight should be gone soon. This high up, it’s a wonderful view of the stars..” Silently, the ghost inclined his head. He’d follow, if Athena desired to exit this small cave. She preferred to sleep under an open sky anyway, and that suited him fine, too.