Blacktail Deer Plateau Closer to the sun

Kisu watched as Rob rose to protest Pied's words, but he gave his son a look that made his mouth snap shut. "We will finish this later, Rob." Kisu's golden eyes held firm to his son's before he broke them away to run after Pied.

He watched his mate enter a hole, and his head rotated in curiosity. The rusted grey male slowly entered (though he barely fit), and stood a short ways from Pied. "You will not dictate alone who will and who won't be around our pups. It is a joint decision, and I cannot bar Rob from seeing his siblings. He no longer has any." Kisu sympathized with his son, since he had seen the aftereffects of the slaughter and Robur Aqua had fended for himself for many years after the fact. "My son watched his mother killed by his uncle. His brothers were ripped to shreds. They were helpless, and I was not aware to be there and help. You must find in your heart to forgive his harsh words, Pied, though only he can ask for forgiveness." Kisu did not speak any more, but he wanted to tell Pied that she did not know what it was like to see family be brutally murdered right in front of her eyes, especially as a pup. He wondered if she had ever seen ghost forms of his mate or his pups, half-hoping she had and half-hoping she hadn't.