The Sentinels tell me we'll be okay

Absently he stared ahead as she talked, giving more reasons of why she had to leave. He found it hard to understand, to grasp, having gone from anger to denial to sadness. Would acceptance be right around the corner, then?

Her request greatly surprised him, especially considering the distance that had been between them for so long. And even beside that, he didn't think that he would ever deny any of Osprey's children would they come to his borders. Even if she had not requested it, they would be welcome to his home. "Of course, of course," he mumbled absent-mindedly while he tried to think of more reasons that she should stay — but he found none.

Leaning gingerly into the fur along her neck he sighed, closing his eyes briefly, "I'll miss you."