Redtail Rise [m] bolero

ooc; Hope it's okay I pop in here!

If no one in the Rise or earth had noticed that Ashlar was gone, Ratio had noticed. He had sought him for a while as his scent had faded. He'd grown anxious, though it had not distracted him from his duties. Aside from his patrol, he had kept a lookout for the man's return. His distress was not obvious - or he worked very hard to make it so, at least. In the end, he wondered deeply and often about Ashlar but he had not hunted him down like a bloodhound. He would not be possessive over something that was not his, regardless of how his heart felt wounded at his disappearance. 

Then, he was no longer gone.

When the scent came to him, Ratio aborted his current task and followed it. He tracked it through the Rise until he came upon the earthy man and a feeling of relief washed over him at the sight of him. It was almost staggering, though he kept his footing. His tail gave a wag, even two, before he rumbled with warmth and relief - "You're back."