Sun Mote Copse Little desert fox

I missed you, too. Phox had already said as much, but that didn't stop him from saying it again. Fennec, like Figment and Towhee, meant the world to him. Being separated from any of them was so goddamn hard. Now that they were all back together, he felt whole again, even if there were a few bumps along the road as they got into the routine of things once again. God, he'd kill for some routine right now.

Fennec rushed forward, and he caught her as she did so, peppering the top of her head with licks and nibbling on a chunk of dirt that was stuck there. He shushed her when she said she was sorry. There really wasn't anything to be sorry for (except maybe running off, but Phox was well beyond that by now). For now, he just let her stay there as long as she wanted to, and the father enjoyed the embrace.