Dragoncrest Cliffs into the spectrelight

Infinitely grateful for the good hunting, and feeling ready for a little break when the time came, he immediately forgot all about whatever train of thought he had been organizing prior when the grayscale son made his bid for first place. A warm reception from his family followed, too, and he had more than enough to keep him occupied. Dio perked too for his mate and though he flashed her a fond look (best he could through the prey he wasn't ready to set down just yet), his focus spearheaded onto the boy who came for him with such gusto that there would be no ignoring him.

The wocha's tail waved a happy rhythm and with a swinging gesture of his head, he gave the slack rabbits in his grip a little shake--though held fast, he knew better than to entirely underestimate growing, energetic puppies. When Dacio went for a dangling paw, he lifted it up a bit higher, then back down into his reach again with a low, playful growl rising in his throat too. But, with everyone else here, and the sisters (Opalia especially was glaring this way from a ways behind her brother) starting to look vaguely interested in this too, he wasn't going to let this become a full-blown tug of war yet. He soon let go, leaving the boy to that catch.. if he wanted. Dio kept a paw on the other one, the smaller of the pair and the first, chillier one he had felled as Dalia appeared.

Affectionately he reached to nudge his speckled daughter back. "Patrol, yes, all.. quiet though," he answered, licking rabbit fur off his lips. There wasn't that much to report besides trees and marks. Typical work. Best he had was but some idle observation--while he'd been out anyway. "There were some squabbling hawks down south, closer to Ankyra, but I can't exactly police the skies," he rolled his scarred shoulders, remembering the bear from the Sound all too well and the marks he would carry for good. At least the creature sighting hadn't been that bear; he hoped to never see it again. "They took off towards the Sound eventually. Keeping peaceful here, too?" he asked back just to be sure.