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The moon has waned over the days and Mythrila has been in the pack lands since the new moon. The blue female must have been out as it has been nearly time for the pack to settle down for the night. Ehrek had slipped into their den, brushing himself against the far way to conform it to his form for when he sleeps. Deimos would return shortly from his duties and the two could relax. Mythrila comes and goes, but perhaps it might just be the two of them tonight.

Letting out a yawn, Ehrek laid his head upon parallel paws. A long day and their female friend was still here. He hoped that meeting the other pack members and her time with the couple hasn't deterred her from her initial goal of finding her relative.

A familiar scent was faint in the air, as if the odor knew to maneuver the pack dens to this very spot where he was. He wagged at the thought of whom was to turn the corner, but he did not raise his head, only glancing at the entrance as if a puppy waiting for his parent to return.

Plus, he was tired.

"Apparently my thoughts have gotten me into some trouble as of late," He spoke with some interest. Ehrek closed his eyes with a chuckle as he nuzzled against his mate with a soft sigh. He remained silent for moments as he collected his thoughts to speak about them. There wasn't a doubt that Deimos would ask about it. He was the alpha after all, so for one of his Einsame members to get in trouble would make him curious as to why. The Acropolis pack was made up of his family, mostly. He was also his mate.

"How was your patrol? You smell stronger than usual." Ehrek smiled. He liked Deimos' scent; regular scent, his musk, his sweat, it was strange but he liked them all. He convinced himself he liked it because they belonged to Deimos and that was what he smelled like. And being the male he was, he often had some combination of it. The young beta reached up, licking his mate affectionately with soft wags behind him.

"Well, I don't know whom exactly, but I figured I would have been considering what I was doing. I didn't see wrong in it until Phrixos brought it up to me. By the way, did you know that he likes to stalk me?" He was trying to change the subject again. Was it bothering him that much that he wasn't being honest with his mate? The love of his life? The most trusted male whom he could always confide in? But there was the problem, he worried that his thoughts might anger him, upset him, or hurt him if they were to come out.

He leaned harder against his mate. Though he may be much larger than him, he loved that, but he was capable of doing a lot of things that Deimos may not be aware of. Deimos weight was nothing really but lifting a carcass over his shoulder.

"I was..." he mulled around the words in his head as he licked his neck clean of any sweat. By now, any sweat that was on his fur must have transferred onto his own. "... kinda doing all the duties of everyone else because no one ever told me not to, so I kinda just did them all whenever I found the opportunity to do so, such as, but not limited to, mind you; baby sitting the pups, patrolling the areas you might have already patrolled, stalking you in case you have that itch of yours, hunting with the pack usually leaving after the group leaves, removing the carcasses that we end with at dinner, lazing around when everyone else is and the pups are alseep, and consoling Kekarn about his own thoughts."

Ehrek took a large breath.


"And Phrixos said I think too much and showed me this place where I can go to get away from everything to think to myself."

The little beta stops as he looks up at his mate with relief and satisfaction, a smile that expressed it all and then some. His tail wagged happily behind him.

If only he knew that was the snow drift before the blizzard.

"Running myself ragged? You also have to add that I am not too accustomed to the southern climates, let alone the fact that we've moved further south," he murmured as he pressed his maw into his mate, muffling his words. He didn't want to argue - no, he was but stating an annoyance of his. He had brought it up to Kekarn a few times and tried to figure ways to fix such an 'issue'.

Pulling himself from his mate's muscle and fluff, he chuckled. "Well, Phrixos said that if Hephaestus never told me to do anything then I don't have to do anything because apparently I don't have a duty until assigned any. But between you and I, I still do all that stuff anyway. It's hard for me, y'know?"

Ehrek's ears fell back a bit. The bit of him that he had stowed away deep inside was taken back out again. The cold exterior that he wore when he lived in the North. Be strong. Survive. Never did he think he'd have to bring that back unless he had to fight again.

"I am concerned about how you family thinks of me, Deimos. I am but an outside - not only from the Einsame, but I am also a North wolf. I am thick skinned, thick furred, and rather irritable if things get to me, not to mention, I have taken their alpha - their brother, their son, their cousin, their uncle - a wolf, much larger than myself that some might think awkward for courtship reasons, and I should let them know that that is never a problem and probably better than anything they could get, but the fact how they view our relationship. I'd assume they accept you because you're blood, but do they accept me? A male to love another male? The fact that I am a complete stranger to them and I came here and became a beta among their pack when members have been born and raised have not received such a rank. That is why I do everything, all these duties, even if it means I might step on someone else's job, because I feel like I have to. To live up to people's expectations of me as a beta, as your mate. I just need to know that I am acknowledged here, Deimos, not just that-dinky-blue-wolf-pup-that-follows-Deimos-everywhere-like-a-lost-puppy."

As soon as the last chain of words escaped from his maw, he licked his nose, releasing tensed shoulders, and the icy exterior to fortify himself melted away. He spoke all he needed to say. His ears fell flat, his body lowered to the ground, and his tail failed to wag as his eyes looked upon his mate for answers he dreaded to hear.

Ehrek let go of a soft sigh as he crawled to his mate's side, nuzzling him along the way before flopping down, meshing their fur again. He loved his mate, he was the closest thing he had to a brother, the Einsame was the closest thing he had to a family before the move. He had given his entire being to both of them, however, since the move, some of himself seems to have gotten unattached and floated. Perhaps he should go and find those pieces again. For now, Deimos, his mate and love, will have his life and being. Perhaps he shall take on his old Northern self and live among this pack, disregard any of his fears and doubts until he was comfortable with his mate and his closest of friends. He would proudly display his affection for his mate without worry of judgment. Should they not be able to see that, then they may blinded themselves from what true love is.

The blue-hued soot ball smiled as he licked the alpha's lips affectionately with soft hums. "I love you, Deimos. You have always been my guiding light since we met. I would be lost without you."



A moment passed after his constant shows of affection.

"I know it's late, but I wanted to talk to you about something while Mythrila hasn't returned. What exactly is that plan I sense in that head of yours?" He smirked with some mischievousness.

Ehrek wagged under his lover's strange embrace. Inside he knew there was something plotting in the alphas head-his mate's head. The smaller wolf turned himself beneath the hefty paw and returned the licks to his neck and chin with soft whoopers. For a while it seemed like the time they were alone were far in between with Myth around. With how things are she might end up staying longer so Hess times were precious.

"Deimos, I am your mate and friend. You cannot lie to me and think me stupid to fall for such farce. If you don't tell me I'll just have to assume and you know what they say about that." the beta reached up and gave a long lick across the alpha's muzzle. "it makes an 'a**' of "u" and "me"."