Dragoncrest Cliffs let there always be

vague about things, but!! let's move fam! i'm vaguely pping that family is with him, and probably tag the rest of the pack next post :D

He had made his cursory rounds for the morning and come tracing back to his family from Hougeda by afternoon. All was well. Now, the pale Drakru came to rally his family up for what he felt was a motion in all of their best interests: moving them to the rendezvous. While he couldn't claim to be the most masterful at knowing when puppies needed certain milestones, watching them explore their horizons with greater depth each day was helping to assure him that it was time to help them spread out and go beyond the tiny scope of their den's immediate doorstep. Plus.. he did not want them to miss out on socializing with the rest of the pack, and now was truthfully a decent time to help ease them out from underneath @Portia's feet a tiny bit too--not that Dalia wasn't already there to help in ways Dio hadn't entirely anticipated, but she had really risen to the opportunity here to make him proud.

Nevertheless, for all the good a relocation would do, he still had his mixed feelings about it to sort. Excited, to see them continue to grow, but already on edge over their expanding range--and consequential settling, which he hoped went well. Thankfully they had mingled a bit with some of the others who had stopped by the den from time to time already..  probably, he worried for nothing, and ought to remind himself that this year's litter was not last's. Everything had gone well. They were an easy little bunch.. most days, and assuming Opalia was properly napped and everyone had full bellies, he really couldn't complain about their progress one iota.

It was a relatively short trek over, but he made sure they took their time and kept a close eye on @Dacio, @Sequoia, and Opalia. "We're almost there," he said to the trio as he half-paused, letting everyone catch up to one another and gather. They had mentioned this briefly enough, and discussions leading up to today had likely clued them in to what this meant, but he was still prepared to field questions as they took it all in. "Excited yet?"