Ravensblood Forest suddenly he's up and gone

The deer ended up being the least of Verx's worries today, and Raleska might as well have been a thousand miles away. Everything happened all at once--the slam to his behind, the achingly, terrifyingly familiar shadow up ahead, and the barbed words aimed toward him. The brute wheeled quickly, hoping to address (and quickly) the first of these assaults to his senses.

What the-- The kid, from Rusalka. . .Reyes, right? What the fuck-- (Don't cuss around the kid, you dickwad!) What the ffffffalling star are you doing here, dude? And YOU!

Fury rose in him, sudden and swift, as he turned to bear down on his own child. He wasn't mad, not really, just scared. Unfortunately for Dragomir, it manifested itself in anger. What are you doing out here? Where's Isi? Where's your mother? WHY AREN'T YOU IN THE MOUNTAINS?!

His voice cracked on the last word; it came out more a bleat than a holler, and he cut off abruptly, gasping for breath. Then, without warning, he began to cry, sinking down to embrace his son, even though he knew he would be pushed away (and Drago would be well within his rights to do so). God, you're here, you're here, Verx sobbed, shaking his head. I was gonna come back--I swear--but Drago, why, oh my god, why are you here. . .

Reyes, unfortunately, was for now forgotten. Sorry, kiddo. . .he's trying.