Phoenix Maplewood I don't need these weapons, I'll set my heart to win

bloooorgh i'm sorry i've been holding this up

surya's suppositions turned out to be correct: the man was dawn's brother. the yearling offered him a smile in turn, nodding. she's fine, he said. the pups are growing up well. he didn't see artyom's mate often, but when he did, all seemed to be in order.

he canted his head, about to ask if sunny wanted to visit further when chai arrived. he gave the whitebark woman a wag of his tail and a grin in greeting, letting out a quiet murmur in understanding as she explained the situation. he turned to sunny.

welcome back, surya continued, warmth in his voice. i'm surya. do you want to visit your nieces and nephews? he offered, raising his brows in question.