Moonspear rise 'til we fall

When Alya had told him that they would return Charon had believed her but now he was beginning to doubt. What if they'd choose to stay there after all? He frowned at the thought as Ame spoke sceptically but carefully so -- she did not outright say she thought they would stay there, simply that they should return and that she did not know. That was about as far as he could go, too, but an ill will settled in his heart towards his daughter's new and very sudden mate, who had taken her away from him.

Amekaze's first consideration for Hydra becoming a leader of their pack was if she was ready, which seemed like a decent concern from an outsider's perspective. However, from Charon's perspective, who shared many of his most prized daughter's characteristics, she was definitely ready. He did not think that there should be anything holding her back from finding her full potential... but neither did he want to lose her. So it was tricky. He contemplated if maybe she should find a mountain nearby.. one of the nearer peaks, but then again, the only mountain formidable enough for his daughter was the Sunspire, if not this one. I do not doubt that Hydra is ready, he spoke confidently. But. The mountain would feel empty without her, now. Maybe once they had another litter this year.. Jarilo and Vela did not seem ready to move out just yet, and they had Yama and Arcturus left of last year's litter too. Maybe if Yami and Revui were found... but he somehow was not so sure they wanted to be found. He'd always assumed they were taken against their will but what if they had gone themselves? The thought was close to unbearable and he quickly pushed it away again. He liked to think they would have told their parents if they'd made that decision. Charon had come to a stage in his life where he much preferred knowing about them being happy and healthy to them being somewhere else without his knowledge (this should've been 'to them being by his side', really, but admittedly he still greedily wanted it all. them by his side and happy, if he could have his way).

I don't want her to just wander. I think she fits here just fine, I just don't think that she is made for being in anyone's shadow. Maybe another mountain in the valley... But this was a desire that needed to come from her. Or maybe when we are older, she will succeed us. Still, it might be harder for her to find someone worthy enough to stand by her side when she was their Beta rather than the Queen the proud father knew she deserved to be. It was tricky.