Whitefish River sail

He'd half-expected that they wouldn't come, but the moment he sees his brother, he forgets why he'd had that fear at all. His stump tail begins to wave, slowly at first, then faster as Dauntless greets him. Childishly, he wants to rush to embrace him even if they had never been close, but something keeps him rooted in place. Dauntless, He says, cut off by Dawn's arrival, and for a moment he can only stare between them, eyes shining. Dawn. I... I didn't think I'd ever — He coughs once, throat tight with emotion. See you again. What — where have you guys been? There is no accusation in his tone, though there might have been once. He steps forward to greet them each with a touch of his nose to their shoulders if allowed, trying not to wonder about his littermates, about his mother and Aditya.