The Bracken Woods Over rock and under tree

He's still too numb to fully process Zamael's departure, so he takes to the woods; the woods where he's done so many terrible things. The woods where he dies in his dreams. He wonders if he could die now — if he could will himself to just combust or something. It's a nice thought, anyway.
He's pulled from his weird death fantasies by a familiar scent; one he finds very out of place. One of Delight's pups — he's not sure which one, but he recognizes the scent well enough. Shit. Panicked, he follows the trail at a faster pace than he'd intended and nearly runs over the pup. Fortunately, he somehow manages a stop before he totally obliterates Delight's only son.
Hey, what are you doing out here? He's too stressed and raw to sound authoritative at all, so he doesn't try, but there's no way he's letting the kid go anywhere.