Morningside Cuesta What if

Sunny gave a low growl of affection and amusement as Dauntless chewed on his ears, his developing puppy teeth somewhat painful but tolerable to the patient Sunny. He felt the smaller body of the boy tense and then watched as Easy blasted off across the field, the other two pups quickly tumbling away after her leaving Sunny and Grayday alone for a while. The first words from his father brought Disappointment mixed with relief to Sunny. He of course wanted to see Dawn, he missed her just as much as he missed Dad but He also was tired of how every meeting between them had gone since he left. "Quite an explorer huh?" he asked giving his dad a smile filled with mixed emotions before he pressed his cheek against his dad's head.

A long sigh left his nose and he closed his eyes, drawing in his dad's scent while completely unaware that the older man was doing the same thing. His dad smelled the same, and it comforted him greatly to know that in Sunny's absence his dad was still the same person. His ears flicked and he opened his eyes as his father continued to speak, the words making his eyes moisten. The sudden desire to come clean to his dad about how he felt was strong, and he knew if he didn't do it now he never would. Maybe telling his dad how much he missed them all would bring comfort to him. "I want to come back as much as I want to stay in Easthollow. I miss you guys and I hate that what I did caused such a big tear in how we used to be" he began his voice shaking with anxiety.


"I want to be a mornginsider, but I gave Valette my word and loyalty now. We have Cebra and Mawk with three children, and Valette has her own now too. I don't feel right leaving them Dad, not with two litters of children that need feeding plus all the adults." he stated firmly though by the way his sides shook when he inhaled it was clear how confusing and painful these conflicting desires were.

"I had thought that Easthollow was my home because I was born there, and the wolves there were who helped raise me. Now though....now I know that home is where you have people you love. Home is where there's family, and where you can really be happy" he said and fell silent waiting to see how his father would respond to hearing just how much Sunny wanted to come back.