Firefly Glen but if we go, we go together

Though he recognized the howl was calling for a particular Blackthorn, Antares was immersed in one of his endless laps around the outskirts, and it landed him rather near. Keen to seize the opportunity to find out what Meerkat had learned away from here, he would go see if there was any good news. He pushed his trot into a lope to head her way.

When he found her, she was alone still. He closed in quietly wearing a tired look, but a small greeting of a tail wave to see her returned to them--even despite the hellish weather lately. Bronco would probably be along before long, if he were to guess. Glad you're back, he started with before his paws stopped fully, leaving off the implication of in one piece. That was some type of relief. Still, even at a glance, she looked worn out, though, and instinctively he was expecting bad news at every turn. How was it out there? he asked simply to let her set the pace, especially since he was not exactly who she had summoned.