Talking about her family only made her miss them worse. And the embrace reminded her how much she missed the constant touching inside the pack. Nothing big, just tousling someone's hair, brushing against others, being groomed. It wasn't only that she couldn't change form here as often as at home but also that she missed the company of her pack so much, the playing and napping and hunting and grooming...
So she practically melted into Raphael's embrace, snuggling close and embracing him as well, breathing in his scent. Not the scent of another wer but at least the scent of a friend.
When she continued to talk she stayed in the embrace but leaned back enough so she could talk freely and so that Raphael could see her face again.
"Thank you. I'm used to much more physical touch than I got the last months, you know? Wer just touch way more than humans...
Anyway, Peter normally wouldn't have done something rash like trying to go after the killer himself, he would have told his alpha and the alpha would have taken care of it. But my scent had already changed and Peter reacted to that..."
Here Rose realized that Raphael had no idea of werewolf breeding and that she would have to explain it to him if he was to understand.
"Um, adult female werewolves go into heat once a year, at the end of September or begin of October normally. You could say I came of age last fall because I went into heat for the very first time. And I was a bit early as the investigations happened in late August. I wasn't fully in heat yet but my scent had already changed and the adult male wer could smell it.
In a mixed pair of twins the male twin is normally sent away before his twin goes into heat. Twin bonds are very strong with our kind and Peter would have injured himself in his attempts to get to me once the heat set in fully. I mean, every single male wer reacts to the scent, no matter the way they are related to the wer in heat. The alpha female makes sure nothing happens because she is the only female in the pack who gets to breed.
But with the killings and the investigations the alphas didn't want anyone to leave the pack and then as I said I was a bit early. So Peter smelled my changed scent and reacted. Not by trying to mate, I mean I wasn't fully in heat yet, but it changed his behaviour..."
She looked into Raphael's eyes, waiting if he'd understand, if he'd have questions...
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Date: Wednesday, 15 September 2010 18:40 (UTC)So she practically melted into Raphael's embrace, snuggling close and embracing him as well, breathing in his scent. Not the scent of another wer but at least the scent of a friend.
When she continued to talk she stayed in the embrace but leaned back enough so she could talk freely and so that Raphael could see her face again.
"Thank you. I'm used to much more physical touch than I got the last months, you know? Wer just touch way more than humans...
Anyway, Peter normally wouldn't have done something rash like trying to go after the killer himself, he would have told his alpha and the alpha would have taken care of it. But my scent had already changed and Peter reacted to that..."
Here Rose realized that Raphael had no idea of werewolf breeding and that she would have to explain it to him if he was to understand.
"Um, adult female werewolves go into heat once a year, at the end of September or begin of October normally. You could say I came of age last fall because I went into heat for the very first time. And I was a bit early as the investigations happened in late August. I wasn't fully in heat yet but my scent had already changed and the adult male wer could smell it.
In a mixed pair of twins the male twin is normally sent away before his twin goes into heat. Twin bonds are very strong with our kind and Peter would have injured himself in his attempts to get to me once the heat set in fully. I mean, every single male wer reacts to the scent, no matter the way they are related to the wer in heat. The alpha female makes sure nothing happens because she is the only female in the pack who gets to breed.
But with the killings and the investigations the alphas didn't want anyone to leave the pack and then as I said I was a bit early. So Peter smelled my changed scent and reacted. Not by trying to mate, I mean I wasn't fully in heat yet, but it changed his behaviour..."
She looked into Raphael's eyes, waiting if he'd understand, if he'd have questions...