Blacktail Deer Plateau o father (in law) where art thou

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Grayday, too, had been rather ecstatic, lately. Not even the recent loss of his eye had been able to dull the overwhelming sense of completeness he had attained. Not the threat of war, or the oncoming winter, or worry over the curse could bring him down. His family was safe and whole, save for his wandering son - but Sunny and Dawn had made up, so not even his first son's absence truly worried him anymore. Children were born just to leave their parents, and Grayday could accept that so long as their familial bonds remained.

And now, he had a third son - sort of. He'd already begun to think of Aditya as a sort of brother, much like Steady, before Dawn claimed him as her own. Now he wasn't sure what to call their relationship, except that they were certainly friends.

When Grayday caught the other male's scent, he followed it with an idly wagging tail, wondering what Aditya might be up to. Mindful of the other's new status as not-a-bachelor, he made sure to announce his arrival with a cheerful woof before moving cautiously toward the trail's terminus at the catfish pond.