Phoenix Maplewood All that was once so beautiful is dead

he had worried about sunny. the boy seemed to have kept much to himself since the fire. the last time adi had seen him had been directly following the blaze, fur singed down to the skin and a haunted look in his eyes. the howl that rang out was not much less disturbing, and aditya hastened to answer it--though it seemed that others were even hastier, today.

the sentinel nuzzled the top of kitten's head affectionately, taking in her scent (should he lose her yet again) before staring up at his former brother-in-law. it appeared that he had gotten some treatment for his injuries. . .the external ones, at least. he still looked quite lost, and adi blinked at him with more than a little concern.

"how are you, sunny?" he asked gently. he noticed that the young man had called for dawn as well, and his ears swiveled, listening for her arrival.