Larksong Grotto Familiar faces, foreign places

Initially, hearing Lunar Eclipse's familiar voice brought on an unsettling feeling in Reek's gut in place of happiness. First, it crawled slowly through his very being like a specter— settling in his heart and making his chest lurch with worry. Having not considered a wolf from the maplewood would follow him to his new claim, Reek's first thought as to why his old subordinate had come was to bear news; most likely about Saena and Reek's pups. Knowing that it was too early for birth, Reek couldn't help but worry something had gone wrong with the pregnancy

But, after taking a moment to examine Lunar's tone, Reek detected no sadness within her howl. The worry that gripped him faded, but did not fully leave his tense body. He rose from the banks of the heart of the grotto -- the opalescent lake that served as the territory's centerpiece and crowned jewel -- and roused himself with a shake.

After taking off in a lope, Reek met his old subordinate on his newly established borders. Unlike the first time he had met her on a borderline, Reek regarded her with the warmth of a friend. "Luna... Is Saena alright?" He asked; the first question popping to his mind.