Redtail Rise burn like a fire inside

Just gonna shove him here for one post :)

Arion usually did not allow his emotions to get in his way when he worked, he had grown up to believe that feelings were just defects, things that had absolutely no use in life. They ruined you and made you miss the most obvious things, they were dangerous. His time in Redtail Rise had somehow made him slowly unlock the door that had always kept his feelings at bay, but when the disappearance of the sisters set in, he locked it up again.

The stallion devoted himself to patrolling and hunting, devoted himself to serving the pack and doing his duty. He did not let himself get sidetracked, did not let himself succumb to the draw of resting. He could not afford to be lazy, not when his leader entrusted him and his friend to take care of the pack, not when Saena had vanished for a longer time than expected. But that day, Arion was far away from the borders, so when the howl rang through the air, it took time to arrive, especially when his legs were practically dead.

But Arion did arrive, though he lingered in the background, honey eyes taking in the forms of the smoky stranger and Reek, ready to jump in in case anything happened. But the older man took care of things and appeared to not need help, with one last glance, the Greek turned around and retreated but made sure to keep close in case something did happen.