Noctisardor Bypass I think I’m doing alright.

Etienne heard him before he saw him. His sensitive ears swiveled and he was already picking his head up as Anselm arrived. His paw settled on the leaf he had been moving about. He needed to find a way to plant some things. But he was unsure if they were staying here long term. He longingly thought of the plants he had been tending in the Hollow. He would need to move them someday.

Etienne shook his head. No I be stayin' away from most unless dey be needin' me. 'e bad news?

Etienne met the sunrise eyes with his own golden gems and waited quietly. His nose twitching gently. Taking in the smell of Heda and the children. That Anselm probably knew were his. Etienne had seen them. There was no denying that parentage. That was a sharp pain to his heart. But he pressed it down, down. Anselm was not his.