Raven's Watch and every minute gets longer

Although relieved to hear she was safe, his expression knitted together and his ears slicked back; the worry went manifesting across his brow as she shared with him some details of his mate's status, down to the unknowns of what had come before her arrival at their sanctuary. Did he want to know? He had feared that terrible fates had fallen on her many times, some worse than others, but none ever adding up when he had never been able to track her down in earnest. Silas had suspected the worst, and to imagine her living, subjected to some horrors, sent cold pinpricks across his skin and sickening anxiety new in his heart.

But he forced it away for now; Lily was overwhelmingly kind, each thing she said more so than the last, and he could barely contain his actual gratitude--so he simply nodded, unable to argue with any of it. See Qilaq, rest.. he'd figure out what came after when he reached it. Thank you, he murmured, dipping his nose down again, and took a deep breath before he stepped after her to follow.

i'll start the next soonish <3