So he felt it too.  She wasn't totally sure at first what it could be simplifying for them.  For the packs, yes.  It was clear that both packs saw them as the obvious leaders, announcing it the packs that they had developed the mate-bond would provide some clear comfort in this time of trouble.  It meant that they could actually consider merging across the the pack lines.<br/><br/>"They would have approved.  They both made comments over the years that they thought I should find someone like you, they just never said it when you were around..."  Roxie said, taking a sip of the tea.  "I don't know where we go next.  I think maybe we figure 'us' out, if that's what we want...Is that what you want?"<br/><br/>It was rare, but there were times when wolves rejected the instinctual bond and chose to be apart.  It usually meant distance though, and neither of them could really leave with things how they were right now.