Stone Circle mutually assured destruction

In her absence she had been missed, and when he heard the howl Nikai didn't take long to get into motion. His limber legs carried him towards the source of the howl, heart thrumming in his chest. Without a moment's doubt he ran towards his sister's side, but when he looked up as he moved in to nuzzle her face his eyed widened with fear and he startled, coming to an abrupt halt.

Tail fell then and he looked in absolute horror for a moment, until he realised that it was still Keoni and he didn't want to make her feel bad. "Keenie..." he murmured, a sorrowful look on his face; "What happened?" He glanced at the adult with her, hoping to get some sort of answer. His voice was soft, not vengeful, although the thought he wished he'd been there to protect her flashed through his mind.