Afritti smiled, genuinely smiled as he 'kissed' her maw, his words were all she needed. She was strong, even in this males, her males eyes, she was strong even though he had looked after her her whole life, she was strong to him.
Smiling she nuzzled into his mane. A wash of sleepiness rolled over the small lionesses body and she looked up at Moses, her eyes droopy. "you always did have a way with words." She whispers closing her dark eyes her cheek scrunched in to his mane. She was going to have cubs with Moses, she found it strange the way their relationship had worked out. Neither of them could say a word of love, of adoration truely, occasionally words of feeling slipped from both of their maws but most of the time their relationship was very standdoffish. She loved him, truely deeply loved him and knew she could not live without her dark maned mate. His promised eased her in to sleep. His promises made her relax and think of the lives they would soon usher in to the world.
Even though she was still afraid, at least she would have Moses by her side always to help her when she needed it.
