Kintla Flatlands sang myself to sleep last night

The isbjørn sucked in a sharp breath at the news about Aeryn. He felt a swooping sense of loss that shouldn't have been as painful as it was, considering how long they'd all been separated. Through it all, though, Valiant had still had hope.

"I was with our aunt," he said, pulling back enough to see Minnow's face once more. "She helped me search until she started her own family. Lately I've been traveling with her son, but..."

His guilt was apparent in the downward flick of his rose gold eyes.

"There's a pack here I've been thinkin' of settling down in," he admitted. "I wasn't sure — I didn't wanna give up on you'n'him. But now that you're here, I think I could."

Something awful suddenly occurred to him.

"If you'll stay with us," he clarified, searching her face for answer.