Moonspear safe in the steep cliffs

Finally, Aesop was beginning to grow confident in his place there. He had long since abadoned the fear that he would be chased off at any second, but he still lived his days with some measure of insecurity. No longer. Alastor would be joining him soon, and Aesop would need to be at the top of his game if he was to win the Greek's heart. 

Part of that meant being comfortable with his place in the pack, and that meant no more avoiding Charon. He wanted to meet the kids, too, which sort of knocked two birds out with one stone. And so he climbed, coming upon the den site more by scent than by memory. For a moment he thought he saw a flash of black from the den's entrance. He chuffed a greeting, hoping to find Amekaze or Charon home, or at least catch the attention of one of the kids.