She thought he was great! A hound shared his affections? But the thing was, it had all happened so fast, it would most likely be a fling... He hoped not... Maybe after a few more meetings everything would get more serious. Hopefully. But them again, he was older than she, and both would need time to experiment and live before anything drastic happened. And so he smiled.

"I will stay with you forever, Luna. No one will miss me, so I believe that I will stay with you."

He stood up and trotted over to her side, shaking water from his pelt where it wouldn't hit her. He curled his body around hers protectively and mumbled, "good night."