Swiftcurrent Creek strong bones

PP of Talos being with him! Obviously, Bryndel you can join.. but tagged for reference. <3

Mid-wrestle with @Talos (who had sparked a certain sense of competitiveness in the wolf, as she grabbed at his nose with her sharp teeth), the swarthy male paused as he tried to pin her and tickle at her belly, one ear slipping back to catch the dulcet note of his past. Eilidh, his mind whispered, and he pushed himself up in a rush, just out of reach as his fearsome daughter made a grab for his lip.
 
Durnehviir had the boys with her – the cold shoulder she had given him since he had taken Aria in to their ranks had kept him from joining her, and Talos had chosen instead to spend her day with him. His eyes glanced around sharply, looking for another to look after her and finding no one in the vicinity of the den – their ranks were dangerously low.
 
“Talos, come on,” he urged, his muzzle bending down to usher her forward with a bump to her rump. His strides were quick as he led his daughter, re-directing her at times, given the short attention span they all still had with their growing minds.
 
When he came upon two white wolves rather than one, he paused. His tongue licked at his lips as he considered the scenario – hoping, quietly, that Eilidh would  be able to freshen Aria’s memory. “Eilidh,” he rumbled, his voice wavering with an emotion he would try to push aside, when all he wanted to do was fall forward to her paws and beg forgiveness. “You found your way home.”