This female was so lovely and so young, it just made Zalen's heart flutter. It was the same feeling he would get around Insomnia, though she and her mate Shadowfang had been distant from the pack as of late. Zalen wondered if perhaps they were denning, but he doubted it, for neither of them had come to him to ask permission for pups. Either way, Zalen felt relaxed and comfortable around this Palaydrian and when she playfully remarked that the beauty of these lands might be his doing he smiled, "Yes, I chose it because it was fresh, new, and far away from the scars of humanity." That is why he and his mate Titania had traveled so far from their original homes to claim this place. Zalen loved it here.
The dark male rolled onto his back and propped his head up on his arm to look at her. Their flanks were touching, and he enjoyed the warmth of her next to him. Zalen loved interacting with his members one on one like this, they were his family after all. Zalen wondered though if perhaps Palaydrian yearned for the warmth of another male, a wolf-dog to be exact, "Palaydrian," Zalen started, "You were... bothered by the coyote female, were you not?" He was not sure how to broach the subject without making her uncomfortable, but he wanted to assure her of her worth as a female.
The sable Alpha was slightly perturbed by Jiva's choice in romantic partners, if it even was that, but was hesitant to say anything against it. Though they did not accept dogs or coyotes into their ranks, how could Zalen deny someone their love for another, regardless of species? Besides, he was still trying to shake the unjust rumor that the New Dawners were racist. But this girl, this Palaydrian, was such a sweet girl, how could Jiva ignore her? He would have to have a talk with that boy.
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