Now that the issue with the wolves across the ocean had been placed on hold, Idalie was back to buzzing with excitement. It wasn't only that she was marrying her soulmate - it was also that she was finding a sense of belonging. She'd spent almost all of her life here, hoping to one day be viewed as good enough to be part of their family.

And now, with Nephthys - the one Idalie had wanted to impress the most - coloring her face with berry juice, she finally felt as though she had.

Nervous?

Idalie shook her head with a smile. There was a fluttering in her chest and a jitteriness in her limbs, but it wasn't anything negative in the slightest. "Excited," she breathed a gentle correction. Excited. Proud. Adoring.

She'd never been more sure about anything.

And with her face painted and flowers braided throughout her fur, she'd never felt more beautiful, either.

The sun rose and Nephthys, also decorated and painted resplendently, called for the Dominion. Idalie could hardly keep her eyes off of her betrothed as she waited, paws shuffling in the sand and heart beating a mile a minute.

Married! They were about to be married!

She sought Khyan's gaze, and though she didn't say it out loud, she hoped he could somehow sense the love she was experiencing, so intense that she felt as though she might explode.