Little Love [Hektor/Avacyn]

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It was hard to take his eyes off his little daughter, especially after her two sisters seemed to wither away into nothing. Hektor was hurt by the loss of his other two pups, but he knew that Gray would have half-siblings on the way and that he would never let anything harm her. However, she had somehow managed to wander away from the den before he had returned from his latest patrol. When he found Avacyn alone and asleep, a low growl rumbled in his throat. This simply would not do. The fur on his shoulders rose as he heard a cry and a tiny snarl from not too far away, and quickly his large form turned to follow the sound to the source. It was only a matter of moments before he spotted her, and he frowned as she stomped on a bee and cowered in the pain of the sting that she had no doubt received from it.

The swelling and pain would go down eventually, but he knew from experience how uncomfortable such a thing could be. He had done almost the exact same thing as a pup, and he could not help but chuckle slightly and let his posture relax as he approached her. "I've done that before, it's not fun." He said, lowering his head to gently nuzzle the side of her face that was not swollen and sensitive. "Come on, darling, let's get you to the stream, the cool water might soothe it a bit." He said softly, lifting his head and then lowering it again to gently nudge her towards the water. He could probably still carry her, but she would need to get used to walking everywhere eventually if she wanted to be strong and capable when she grew up.

When they reached the water he stopped, sitting down beside the liquid and looking down at his daughter with a small frown on his face. "If you are ever curious about something, you know that I will be around to show it to you. You do not have to go wandering off to find it yourself. What if it had been a coyote, or something worse?" He said, feeling the worry grip his chest as he bit back the words he wanted to add. 'What if I had lost you too?' But he could not say such a thing out loud. It was not his daughter's fault that her sisters had not survived, nor was it her responsibility to help him and Avacyn heal from the loss. That was all far too much to pup on such a young pup's shoulders. "I have to go out on patrols regularly to keep our home safe. But I promise you that I will always come back to you." He watched her quietly before he sighed softly and lowered himself into a laying position at her side. Perhaps he could spend some of the day with her, or maybe she was getting large enough to join him on a patrol.

(@gray)