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The trip to and back from the Great Tribe had been a long and tiring one. He had made the trek only once before when he had traveled to join the smaller satellite tribe, but this time the journey was much more enjoyable for he was not the only canine on it. The fact that his companion on the trip was his mate just made it all the better. He and Lili had hit a bit of a rough patch not long before they had departed AniWaya and he was glad they had the opportunity to spend some well deserved time alone with one another. Nayati had no doubt that this trip would bring them closer together and strengthen the bond that ran between them. On their way to the Great Tribe the hunter had pushed their pace to as fast as he dared make Iye and Grace go, so excited was he to see his old home again and to reunite with his family. When they did reach the Great Tribe it was everything that he had hoped it would be. It was so wonderful to see his parents and siblings again, and even more so that he got to introduce his mate to them. Just as he had assured Liliana, they welcomed her into the Utina clan with open arms; his mother had taken a particular liking to her and had spent much time with his beloved.
The only thing that had been a little odd was his audience with the new Kalona. There was nothing that had been said really that bothered him; it was the whole feel and atmosphere of the meeting that had left the Gadui Kanati somewhat unnerved. The most worrisome thing was that he could not even figure out what exactly made him feel so strangely about it. These thoughts and feelings tickled at the back of his mind as they made their way back towards home. Saying goodbye had been difficult, as it always was, and so he attributed that to his quieter than usual mood as they trekked back to AniWaya. He helped as much as he could with rounding the horses up that his mate wished to take back with them, but his mind was always preoccupied on that peculiar meeting and the undercurrents he had felt during it.
When the spiked fence of their home finally came into view though a wave of relief and tiredness washed all those troubling thoughts away, a contented smile painting his maw. They swung by the stables as the sun was making its descent towards the horizon, finding places to put their new stock as well as tucking their own horses in for the night. The mated pair then made their weary way back to their own small hut. Liliana sat and waited for him to join her. Nayati smiled back at his mate and knelt down, giving her a quick kiss before he laid down with her, his arm draped over her torso and pulled her close. Immediately his eyes closed and he began to drift off to a deep sleep, unaware of the life-altering news that his beloved was in possession in. For now he was just a tired man, ready for a good long sleep.
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