Sun Mote Copse This is the thread that never ends.

Penn had never felt this rush of relief before upon seeing his older brother. Penn had also never felt relief flushed out of his system so immediately after it had flooded in. He'd been thinking only of himself when he'd been desperate for Wraen and Eljay to show up. Now that Eljay was here, Penn realized just how awful it was that he was here. Now he had to hear the news shared again. Now he had to see another face twist with pain and recognition. He had to see another heart break.

Penn turned away, blinking rapidly, trying to muddle his way through his thoughts. He didn't want to see Eljay react to Towhee's hollow words. He didn't want to hear Towhee's hollow words. He wanted to go. He wanted to... He didn't know. "They're this way," he said, his voice thick and strained. He didn't know if anyone was following when he set off. He couldn't think of that right now. He couldn't think of the wolves that followed him. He couldn't think of the sight he was leading them towards. One foot in front of the other. He had nothing else.

They were gone.

They were gone.