Emberwood No shortage of sordid, no protest from me

His scent trail would lead to his usual place patrolling the borders. He had been there for longer than normal today, the disappearance of his daughter dominating his thoughts. He couldn't help but feel like he had driven her away. She was just a few weeks shy of a year and old enough to be on her own. She had certainly expressed to him often her desire to go out on her own, and he had only ever responded with his disagreement. He didn't think she was ready and had tried to tell her how dangerous the world was but at some point, he had to let her make her own mistakes. He could only hope that she, Zephyr, and Helios made their way back to him.

He was lost in his depressing thoughts as she approached, but her steps pulled him from his mind. He paused and turned towards her as she greeted him. They had not spoken one on one before, and so he automatically went to the worst case scenario for why she might be seeking him out today. Reiko, he greeted with a dip of his head. Is everything okay? His brow creased with worry. He hoped there had been no more trouble from Pygmalion.