It took a few minutes for Mother to eventually calm down, the mature Dogkin Baroness still biting her lips occasionally to stop herself from crying again, but otherwise she was able to come back to me and give me another hug, leaning side to side as we embraced.
It was soft and warm and something that even now, even as someone who had a high overall age - at least when compared to humans - I just knew I would never be able to get enough of, especially since I had once lost the ability to feel this warmth and love.
In this life though, I was going to do everything I could to ensure it remained with me, and that the woman who had 'brought me into this world' would remain in it for as long as she possibly could and as long as she wanted to; that was why I had searched for those rings, and it was also why she was so emotional at the moment.
