Lost Creek Hollow ravensong

his tail wags happily as terance agrees, even as he nods in understanding. after all, he's not been to the hollow in some time, and this treason doesn't know him at all, even if he is their blood... even if he can't meet them now, he's sure he'll get to eventually, when they're older. the wag in his tail only increases as his dad gives him permission to visit, suggesting they speak to gannet -- he nods seriously, saying, "i will -- i've learned a little about plants from mother, but a refresher is probably a good idea." 

at his dad's question, okeanos hesitates. when he'd left he'd not mentioned mali to seabreeze, but terance doesn't know the situation at all. how should he explain..? "well," he starts, slowly, feeling for each word, "i have an idea, but i'm not... completely sure, yet. but there's someone i want to try and find, and if i can't find him, well... at least it'll have been an adventure." hopefully that's enough of an explanation, he thinks, a little sheepishly: he trusts ibis to understand his impulse, but anyone else, he's sure, would want to know why he's wasting his time looking for a bitter ghost from his childhood with no intention of really... repairing anything. okeanos is just like that.