Moonspear Come back my love

Both of his friends supported him, each in their own way. Fox explicitly agreed to his demand before heading off and allowing Kero to provide the emotional support that he required. FitzDutiful said his farewells to her before turning back to the question at hand. "I don't really know," he admitted, unsure how much Kero would understand of this situation. "The pups, they're resilient. They're sad, sure, but they seem to be taking it as a matter of fact. I've not known them any fear - I daren't. I don't want them to think she left because of them, or because of me. Though I've no idea why she left."

He paused this monologue, realising he wasn't ready to talk about it. It was still too raw and he was too angry to even think about the prospect of forgiveness or accepting what had occurred. "How is life with you?" he asked, turning the conversation and hoping that Kerosene would do the same. He needed more time to figure it out for himself.