He had been listening to them, the soft sounds of pups playing outside; it was the most beautiful thing he had ever heard, and though he was overjoyed to hear it, it raked across his heart at the same time. While he lay in his hovel in the den, the light from outside filtering in, he closed his eyes and began to dream. In his dream, the sounds of Sky’s children were his own; puppies that looked just like he and Titania, just like Ruby and his mother, just like Cody and Keylo. They were all so beautiful, all so perfect, and he was so happy.
Suddenly, Titania howled, and he realized she sounded different, and he slowly arose from his shallow sleep to realize it was not Titania who was calling, but the female, Sky. Zalen lifted his head; the call was nearby, nearly just outside. He stood quickly, and trotted outside into the sunlight to see the Rhiannon woman and her children sitting there. They looked like a picture, a painting; statues perfectly aligned. He stood at the threshold and looked at them for a moment, before snapping out of it, Yes Sky, what can I do for you? He hoped that something hadn’t happened to them, it had only been two days since they had arrived.
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