Sun Mote Copse Coheed and Cambria

Fig whined when he saw her anger break. He stood to go to her then, but Towhee's arrival distracted him. His whine reached a higher pitch as he pressed forward to get swept up into her arms. He'd worked so hard to grow stronger. He was a guardian now, not a silly little kid that couldn't do anything to help when his family disappeared or got hurt. But then, there was Towhee, and he wasn't a guardian anymore. He was just a silly little kid, snuggling into the comforting arms of his parents.

But where was Fenn? His eyes popped open just in time to see her disappear into the trees. "Fenn!" he called out, shifting to escape from the joyful reunion. He made it only a few paces before he stopped, uncertain. Should he follow? Was he even permitted? This wasn't his territory, though the other half of his family was here. He wilted and looked back and Phox and Towhee, silently asking them what to do. How could he make things right? How could he save her from whatever hurt she felt that had made her flee? Rannoch hadn't taught him this part of what it meant to be a guardian. How could he protect them from being sad?