Nova Peak It's like an apple of temptation

Her expression brightened with his reaction, her own tail swaying against the ground a few times as well. Taki nodded. Yes it is. I am very lucky and grateful. She had never truly given up hope, but the longer he had been missing, the less likely it had been that he might still be alive. Of course, it was her hope that he had found some pack to take him in and keep him safe—she hated that she had missed most of the first year of his life, but she could never repay whomever had kept him alive when she couldn't. 

His next question had her expression shifting to something more serious. Physically, yes, she said, hesitating and shrugging a little. I am not sure yet if he is okay otherwise. Time will tell. Stigmata's death had not been easy on any of them, and Ego had been without his family in addition to his grief.