Stone Circle this common blood

For @Sunny and @Dawn, pretty please <3 Runs parallel to this thread. Slight PP of Adeline, let me know if I should change anything, Mary Ellen!

Day woke as day broke, blinking his eyes open at the sound of a howl. His ears twitched in question as he stood and exited the den, shaking off his pelt before glancing back to be sure that the other inhabitants of the den were still fast asleep. The answer appeared to be yes, but that would soon change.

Tipping his head back, Day howled his own good morning back at @Steady. He'd been taking the night shift, lately, sleeping during the day and patrolling at night, but in light of recent events, Day had been sure to change up his schedule every few nights. It was good to be able to spend the nights curled up with Addie and the kids, even though he knew the older girl was perfectly capable of keeping them warm.

The truth was, he was still terrified. Even though the event had passed, even though Sunny was out of danger. Day was terrified, and he didn't know how to fix it. He didn't know what to do. And what he wanted was to drop the kids off with Steady and Valette, or Krytpon or Mara - where they would be safe, because he was obviously doing a terrible job. But this whole thing had happened because he hadn't been around, and Day was determined to be a better father.

And that meant actually being around his kids.

After saying a quick goodbye to Adeline, Day roused both his children and began herding them away, desiring to have a day with just the three of them to reconnect. He'd shared these plans with Addie during a late night the week prior. Things like that had become sort of normal - there wasn't much he didn't tell her nowadays.

"There's something I want to talk to you two about," Day said softly, stopping when they'd reached the meadow, where the early-morning sun could reach down and warm their fur. He turned a few circles and laid in the grass, creating a warm daybed upon which his children could shelter.