Dawnlark Plains Passing

Sunny hadn't heard about Burr's death but the news sobered him up. He lowered his haunches to the ground and ducked his head, frowning deeply. He hadn't been close to the boy at all but nobody deserved to be murdered and Burr had been young. "I'm sorry Pema. That's terrible. Is Dauntless okay?"He asked concerned for his little brother. He knew that Dauntless had gone along for the trip as a guard of sorts...damn that must have sucked.

His ears perked up almost warily as Pema continued. Something else? Something bad by the sounds of it. His heartbeat accelerated and his eyes widened at the mention of Keoni and he slowly began to back up, shaking his head before she even spoke it. He didn't want to hear this but He'd heard it anyway. His mouth opened and face crumpled, pain and regret surging through him. The blue eyes and light fur of Keoni ran through his mind and he began to fight against the tears that rose up. "Thank you for...for telling me Pema. Did you find out how?"the words were forced out and his voice cracked horribly. He didn't want to know, he wanted to pretend he'd never found this out. He looked like a panicked child standing there, tail tucked and ears flattened. His eyes were big and round, full of unshed tears that he still fought against.