are you really as free as all

the great songs would have me believe?

There was no point in dragging this out any further. The longer they waited the antsier she would become in his presence. But it seemed she would not need to beg for help. The tawny male's teeth on her scruff was all she needed to know that the waters between them were safe. So she let out a soft rumble of her own, filled with affection instead of aggression.

Her tail gave a few brief sways to fan the fire under her own skin. It was tempting to keep teasing but even she had begun to grow weary of it. So she let her tail raise high - a sign to the Artemieva that she was ready.

-breeding fade-