Moonspear long in tooth and soul

His parting statement lingered with Dirge, though it was not one of any particular guilt. Instead it stirred up a mental rummaging once again as he wondered just who Arcturus spoke of. Inevitably a name didn't come to mind, though it should have, and he discarded the thought only to have Yami's name cross his mind. He recalled that vividly in pieces, at least the part where she had shouted something about Charon. The girl was smart, at least at the time, though he wondered if word would ever reach her ears that her father and mother had passed.

He discarded the consideration shortly thereafter.

"Some aren't simply cut out for it," he offered. "I, for one, am not the sort who lingers. I enjoy my freedom, the hunt, and exploration. I've never been one too keen on answering to others," and here came a smile, though it was brief with a pause, "but I would never abandon my children. Nor will I hold it against them if they decide they wish to expand their world." He would encourage it, knowing when that time came they would be prepared.

"Some of my siblings stayed with our mother and the rest of us scattered to the four winds too," he concluded.