Tulivu was still sleeping, but Aisling...she was wide awake. She'd slept a bit, but now...A dream had woken her, one that she didn't remember being threatening, but wasn't...good, either. Just...average. A simple dream, with a single name in it. 'Hagai'. She didn't know what the name meant...only that it had the conotation of 'cub' attached to it. Perhaps...it belonged to one of her future cubs with Tulivu? If so...perhaps she would have a clearer dream of it before the cubs were born. Or maybe she would know which cub it belonged to once they were born.
The name held some...air of importance. But all she could remember aside from the name was the feel of everyday life, of home and love and warmth. Everything she was certain her mother felt towards she and her littermate. Yes...the name had to belong to one of her cubs. And perhaps...the cub would one day sire or birth someone of importance? Yes, that had to be it.
She sighed and lay her head back down, looking to Tulivu. She wondered...if there might be a way to stay with him. Not yet, though. She...needed to see her family, first. After the cubs were born. They needed to know she was alright, that she was alive and well. And after the one cub she took with her was grown...then, perhaps...she might find a way to join Tulivu. There was something about him...something that made her feel safe. And made her feel alive and wanted, too. At the very least...the thought of him going to another female made her a bit jealous. Perhaps...she was too attached.
But it hadn't been hard for her to like him. They shared a common gift, in different strengths. They both had an air of seriousness to them, but could let that down for the right creature. She smiled slightly and placed a paw on one of his and snuggled into him, letting her thoughts drift away and sleep take her once more. For now, he was hers and she was his. For now...that was enough. And as she slipped into dreams, the words 'I wish' escaped her lips, voicing with those two words and the breathy emotion behind them what she wished for. A wish that might never come true.
