Stone Circle dancin's what clears my soul

Steady still thought about Niita, and Ezekiel, though his worry about their disappearances didn't plague this thoughts as much as it had before. He was coming to terms with the fact that they may never return, and he may never know what happened to them. For all he knew, they ran off together. Whatever it was, he still had his dreams for the future, for a mate, and maybe more pups, depending on how this winter went.

Figuring the food had sat enough in his stomach to at least soften, Steady rose and walked to Nikai. After a few abdominal spasms, the food was back up and on the ground, an offering for his son. If she wasn't hungry, maybe Keoni would be. Figuring he wasn't needed, he went back to Valette and laid down next to her, softly bumping his muzzle against hers, just because he felt like it.