Morningside Cuesta I watch the bees.

His heart plummeted into his stomach as the true meaning of Sunny's words finally broke through his thick skull. You've got to be kidding me, he thought to himself, flashes of frustration, guilt, and anger washing over him during certain parts of Sunny's explanation. Part of what he said was true - perhaps Grayday should have been a little more transparent with them. But he hadn't known himself that they'd be leaving Easthollow's ranks when they left, and even now, he did not intend to keep Sunny and Dawn from the wolves they'd once called family.

"I have wronged you, and I'm sorry," he said as gently as he could, "but we're not going to stay at Easthollow. I'll take you all back to visit, and I always meant to, but you're not yet old enough to decide what's best for you."

The statement brought back painful thoughts he'd been trying to stay away from. While Sunny and Dawn were still pups, Adeline was not - he'd known that this visit could take her away from him, but Sunny? No. Sunny was his, his flesh and blood.

"We can leave tomorrow, if you really want. I'm sure Sylvas and the others will be fine without us for a couple of days."