Miles can feel the slight shift in the air, the way Kurt sits up a little straighter, the way they hold the (small, but strong, unmistakably Corrigan's, making him want to reach out and wrench it away) pup closer. Even with his massive amount of power over them, Miles knows that threatening a wolf's young is a surefire way to get his throat torn out. Kurt no longer has to worry about guarding their own body to protect their child. That makes them vulnerable -- he can separate them now, use the baby as leverage -- but it also makes them intensely dangerous.
So he keeps his distance, slowly pulling a few things out of his bag -- salted meat, cheese, bread, the most fresh food he's offered in a while. Kurt's mainly been given watered down broths and soups and gruels, keeping them weak and compliant. But now he has a new agenda. "You need to get your strength up," Miles says, setting the food down beside the bed. "We'll be traveling within the fortnight, once you're strong enough."
He glances at the baby, then lifts his gaze to meet Kurt's calm, wary one. "You'll be able to carry again by the time we get there. If you rest and eat enough." That's his goal, then -- help Kurt recover so he can breed them full with his pup this time.
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Date: 2023-12-19 04:13 am (UTC)So he keeps his distance, slowly pulling a few things out of his bag -- salted meat, cheese, bread, the most fresh food he's offered in a while. Kurt's mainly been given watered down broths and soups and gruels, keeping them weak and compliant. But now he has a new agenda. "You need to get your strength up," Miles says, setting the food down beside the bed. "We'll be traveling within the fortnight, once you're strong enough."
He glances at the baby, then lifts his gaze to meet Kurt's calm, wary one. "You'll be able to carry again by the time we get there. If you rest and eat enough." That's his goal, then -- help Kurt recover so he can breed them full with his pup this time.