[werewolf AU] homeward bound

[tiltingwithlips]

The coronation is done -- and quite an event that was -- and true to his word, the new king Henry, the fifth of that name, provided all that the Percys needed for their journey north. In truth, they needed little; they came from Warkworth with hardly anything in tow, and return the same way.

But they do carry with them the security of the King's pardon, intangible (and if Kate is honest with herself, still somewhat dubious. Henry is sincere in wishing them to be allies, she is certain, but his subjects may not forgive so easily).

It's a few days ride to Warkworth. Kate has spent much of it in thoughtful silence. As they ride up to the castle gate, though, she lets out an audible sigh of relief.

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[valiantrebel]

Though Harry has never been here like -- never as a wolf -- Northumberland is in him bone-deep and deeper. Even in this not-winter-not-spring season, he can smell it, what makes this place home, and his. The further north they've come, the more eager and excitable he's grown. When the castle walls came into view, it was all he could do not to race toward them, as fast his horse could go.

He beams at Kate as he pulls his horse up. "Beautiful old thing," he says, then cranes his neck up at the ramparts. "What ho! Wilt thou open, at long last?"