Shadewood Here in the ashes

He was in so much pain, every time he tried to do anything else except sleep it took all the effort out of him. He could move from the den and take small strolls but that was about it. That day he had noticed Phex was down, that his illness had been dragging her down for the past week. He made the effort to stand and began to trail after her, his pelt lackluster though he hadn't started to really drop in weight yet. It took him a while to catch up but when he did he forced his walk as normal as possible and smiled as he kissed his daughter on the nose and playfully nudged at Valour. Then he moved to Phex and looked into her eyes, still smiling despite how exhausted he was "A good ol family outing on a beautiful day. There can't be anything better" he tried to get her to smile more, his eyes glimmering with warmth.