Hushed Willows oh lazarus, how did your debts get paid?

wasn't private so i've no qualms about anyone joining. :)

this is a phone post pls forgive any weirdness ty ty

For lengthy moments that waxed far longer than he could account for, he waited. Not once did he entertain the thought that she would ignore his summons, and perhaps his confidence was one of the few things he had left to hold onto in such grueling times. At least here he could spy out the return of life in full, as the earth was always keen on its own restoration versus total annihilation. But at what price, that was the question he had no answers to, and whether or not the herds would return.

All that was cast aside when she emerged from the depths of his narrow field of view. His scarred lips turned up into a thin smile, but it could not betray how weary he was, or deny that his searching efforts had been in vain. "I always will," came his quiet tones to join hers. Whatever else they could have said in a private moment was whisked away then, and they were no longer alone.

The proverbial third wheel to their meeting had come up on his blind side, leaving Mordecai to tear his gaze from his mate to survey him. In comparison he was small, but for now he seemed well-mannered enough. And in the end, Mordecai expected others to come out of curiosity. His head dipped briefly to bid him hello, and his solitary gaze turned back to Harlyn.