[M] Keep your eyes on the mark

fear the — Rapture

He started to eat his side of his catch while he let his child ponder his question. He hadn't expected what she had asked though. He felt himself suddenly lose an sense of hunger he had and he sighed. He knew this would come one day. It wasn't like he could ignore it forever. "She died in a border fight, not long after you were born. You are too young to remember her at the time and you were given to another female to be raised until you could stand on your own," he told her. "Your mother looked more like you. She was very aggressive when needed to be and she was a a great lost to the pack when she died.  Any time someone in this pack dies it hurts us. We are all a big family." 

He licked his lips and looked up. "As for the other females. It is expected. I need a new mate. I cannot stay alone forever. However, they do not have to be your new mother. That is up to you. I cannot force you to accept anyone. You are also old enough that you don't need a mother anymore. So you may not accept them but I will always be your father." He looked at her, his tail swished slightly and then he gave her a gentle nudge with his head. "So what with this all of a sudden?"

A small smile. "Does it bother you that badly that someone might find me interesting?"

"Speech."