Firefly Glen you were a child crawling on your knees toward him.

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Bronco's searching had, until now, only included the areas nearest to the Glen. Given the information he had- that she went missing somewhere in between the Caldera and the Glen, he mostly stuck to the areas in between, but found no trace of her. It was difficult for him to believe that she'd been through there at all, but enough time had likely passed that she might have moved on, if she intended to go further from the Glen.

His worry grew into disappointment. He had vouched for her, and he had asked Kukutux to train her- and now she'd just ditched on them, the same way she had ditched the Firebirds? Of course, they had always had a 'free to come and go' policy but he wondered now if that simply enabled a runaway like her, to try and flee from her problems rather than facing them. 

He heard Figment howl so he howled in return, letting him know he was on his way, before he picked up a lope, and made his way back toward Figment was, which was in an area he had patrolled earlier. He saw the dark figure, and for a moment- it occurred to him just how much Figment might've fit in at the Glen. He was the same age as the majority of them, and he had the sort of even temperament that probably would have allowed him to fit in quite well amongst the Ostrega trio. 

But he suspected Figment had come as a result of his howling, and he appreciated it. He panted slightly as he slowed to approach his step-brother, and bobbed his head. "Figment. Thanks for coming," He puffed