Phoenix Maplewood lentando

maybe @Arric?! Only if you want and it makes sense!! <3

Ashlar continued to press forward, heavily weighed down by all of his doubts around the return that was closer and closer approaching. Would he recognize them? Would they recognize him? Would they even still be there? Would they resent him for leaving?

He didn’t know. He didn’t even know how he felt about the things he’d chosen. He had abandoned them because he couldn’t abandon Avicus, and even though he knew he’d do it again if faced with the same choice, he didn’t know what kind of father that made him. He would probably find out soon.

Ashlar listened as he walked, noting the birds that sang in the trees, and the autumn colors that crackled and shifted under his paws. He hadn’t been able to summon the music for a long time, but this place was beautiful. It held its own sort of music. He allowed it to start to empty his thoughts, and while he didn’t entirely forget, he felt a measure calmer.