Emberwood And I'll be holding on to you

@Lainie

He had left his sleeping daughter long before the sun rose (assuming she still slept where he did), loathe to leave the thicket they had warmed with their body temperatures. But he had woken anxious and tormented by painful memories and had eventually left the warmth to patrol. 

He was thorough, especially when trying to avoid thinking about something, and so his patrol had taken him most of the morning. It had been quiet, nothing out of order, and he had enjoyed the brisk, winter air. When he was finally ready to call it quits, he decided to seek out Lainie once more. She had asked for help training to become stronger and today, he would make good on his word. 

So he made his way back from the borders, hoping to catch her scent and track her down