Neverwinter Forest Champagne and red wine

For @Caerus, other tags are for ref! Some PP here, so LMK if it's not good for some reason. This is backdated a day I think?

He'd stopped by @Miriam's den earlier in the day but she'd apparently gone out. It was odd, but hey, she was allowed to go for a walk or what-have-you. Whatever, he'd hang out with @Asmoses and @Liliana for a bit before going back to his duties. She'd be back soon, but told the twins not to wander far -- especially not after what happened. When he checked back later in the day with a hare, she was still gone. He waited around a bit longer, playing a bit and letting them eat, but as it started to get dark, he had to do something. Mal made a decision. At the entry of the den, he scraped with his paw a few times just to make sure it was obvious his scent would be there, then herded the pair back to his own sort-of-den. 

Okay. It was the clear spot in the middle of a thicket, not anything below ground, but it was plenty roomy enough for several wolves -- and there were several wolves. Because there was himself, plus a spot for @Simmik (who also had been gone the last day or so and now he was starting to get nervous), and Caerus. The latter of the bunch had been staying with him while @Cupid was gone, and Mal had been enjoying the time with his son. But that didn't change the fact that another question had popped up: where the hell was Cupid by now? Seriously, it had sounded like it wasn't going to be too long, but how long had it been? At least a week? And now Yuelong was here, who he'd barely seen any of because he was now wondering where three important people to the pack were -- and there was a freakish attacker out there and a vicious pack. Like really guys???

Caerus, being the oldest, was allowed more freedom than the twins, but he'd be back to Mal's spot soon he suspected, and since the last time they'd interacted in Mal's presence hadn't exactly been the most amiable thing, he'd told Asmoses and Liliana to stay put and went to find his eldest son so it wasn't gonna be a surprise. It was this sort of low burning panic set beneath the surface. Okay, Caerus better be around...  Yeah, it didn't take Mal to follow his scent to find him, not as gleeful as he otherwise might have been, but still happy that at least he wasn't gone too, Hey, what are you up to? You know, little distraction before the news of questionable goodness.