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The lateness of this reply makes my eyes bleed
I guess I'll bleed in silence
Lubomir closed his eyes and listened to her trot away. His nostrils flared and he breathed in her scent, still rife in the place she'd been sitting moments before. His fur bristled and he smiled slightly. He waited until he could no longer hear her and then counted to twenty in his head, slowly, giving her time to hide. His eyes opened and he looked around, glad that she had truly been playing into the spirit of the game and not chosen an easy hiding spot. He stretched and put his nose to the ground, sniffing her scent. It drove his mind wild, but he tried not to show it. He had just won her friendship, why lose it in a moment of foolishness?
The forest smelled of newly fallen rain and damp earth and overriding it, the new scent of the black female. He imagined how it must have felt for Frigg, the easy way she could always find him and in his mind he remembered the smile on her face when she no longer had to be Alpha Female and she could go back to being just a wolf. Lubomir could grant her that; she ran the pack with an iron fist and dealt with nonsense quickly and effortlessly, but with One-Eye and Frigg, she was always more gentle, calmer, playful. He snapped back to attention when he saw her eyes under the leaves. He broke into a smile and trotted to her, nuzzling everything out of the way.
'I win, lady Phoenix.' He was closer to her than he'd ever been.
'And it's getting dark. Shall I escort you back to your pack? I give you my solemn word to visit you at the soonest possible time. My lady Phoenix, I thank thee for giving me your time. I remain your most humble servant.' He smiled again and waited for her to come out before walking toward the Glen to her. What he couldn't mention was that she'd won his heart, not just the game.
