My paws flew across the uneven ground, making the faintest suggestion of noise and Luxe raced silently behind me. I'd occasionally slow down so he could catch up, even though he definitely didn't need any help from me, but he never did.

"*Tired already, slow poke?*", I teased in my mind. I heard him give a wolf snort as he came up beside me.

"*You wish*", he replied. "*I just don't want to leave you behind. I'm never leaving you*", he added.

I almost stumbled with the amount of raw emotion ...