Phantom Hollow [MATURE] Sorrowful

She listened. Had not judged. Understood him, even. For this he was grateful. Somehow he knew he could trust in opening up to his friend. She was the only one the lone Duskfire truly trusted these days. She broke the news that she would not be staying at the Lake. He nodded, tail tip flicking. "I can't say I blame you. I know how difficult it can be to find a place where you feel like you truly belong."

"Hers are a wild bunch. Perhaps too wild for us." They had not been raised to be feral savages. It was pointless in continuing to pretend to be something they were not. Sovereign would move on and search elsewhere. He rested the line of his jaw on her shoulder, in the way a close companion would. "I'm sorry. I just wanted you close. I will follow you...find you. I will stay a few more weeks. To wrap things up, to give her and her unborn children a good head start. It is the least I can do."