The pups were a week old now and Charon felt a little more at ease handling them now that they were a little less fragile. Still he waited a bit longer before he wanted to go into the den, which remained Ame's domain for now. Tonight he had made sure that there was a replacement for his guard in the form of one of his daughters as he set off to find
@Olive , for he had an outstanding promise to watch the stars with her. So far he thought she was annoyingly sided with her rude son and so his impressions of her were not very positive yet, and he hoped that tonight might change that and the beginning of a bridge between the families could be built.
Hoping he wouldn't run into her annoying-ass kid, Charon started following her scent trail to look for her while the night was yet young and the stars had only just come out to play.
It did not take too long before Charon found what he was looking for. Ears cupped forward as she appeared with what seemed to be flowers between her teeth (he wasn't too sure why she would pluck and carry them, having forgotten momentarily that she was into herbs, like Pyx, and that flowers could be herbs too). She greeted him and he said, "We were going to watch the stars together," implying nothing more than that there was an outstanding agreement that neither of them had fulfilled yet.
But it was clear from the way he said it that he wished to fulfil this agreement tonight, even if he didn't literally say it. It was time that some bridges were built between their families and he hoped this was the way forward.
The ice was far from broken, it seemed, and Charon longed for the moment of awkwardness to be over. He nodded when she agreed; she seemed positive about this suggestion, though also like she was holding back, for she spoke in little words. A lot had happened lately but he decided he would not mention it right now, for it didn't do well to dwell on hurtful things.
He gestured and lead the way further up the mountain, remaining silent until they found a nice ledge to watch from. "The sky is beautiful tonight," he commented with a smile as he looked up at his stars. Clear skies and the last remainders of light had just faded from the horizon, leaving them alone with the dark skies.