Moonspear here without you

Charon decided it was time to take the action, and had gone with Ran in tow to seal her fate. As decided. As necessary. This left her to the other three in the meantime, though her thoughts were miles away--with her mate and crippled daughter, wondering if it was done, how it had gone.. for starters. It didn't feel quite right around the densite, not with her headcounts freshly skewed and the absence very noticeable. But hours passed and life continued on with or without. She busied the boy pup until he'd started to get cranky, sent him away, then tried to console Galaxy through her bout of the runs brought on by who-knew-what--all good distractions, foul odors included, because puppies could be a pain in the ass. Although there was only so much she could do for the matter besides make sure she was getting plenty to drink, and ensuring that it would pass.

And it was because of this that during a relative lull in the activity, she had slipped away from the den's doorstep to eat the rest of her rabbit from earlier alone. Galaxy wasn't getting any food until her stomach settled down and worked past whatever it was that had irritated it; Ame didn't want to tempt or rile any of them, honestly, so took her time picking apart the carcass and savoring her choice pieces.

Smelling Charon's return on the breeze made her leave the meager bones behind without a second thought. She slid back over through the brush towards the den, finding the pups mostly greeting him, Galaxy still looking glum, and no sign of Ran--which left her oddly relieved, despite the accompanying sting. Mixed messages, for sure, which seeing Hydra here too helped alleviate.. and led her to fleetingly wonder if she knew.

She had the urge to go right to her mate's side, but withheld, and took up a spot next to Hydra to let his pups have at him first. Amekaze hung back to observe and gauge this for now, only offering a few small tail waves. She said nothing, all ears and quivering nose instead.