Leo was finally beginning to get back to normal. The bruise on his shoulder was mostly gone and the soreness was gone entirely. The wounds on his neck had finally begun to close, he just had to be sure not to strain them too much to make sure he wouldn't reopen them. By all accounts he should be feeling close to fit as a fiddle. Physically, this was probably true. The worry that gnawed at him wouldn't let him enjoy this though. It had gotten to the point where the worry had begun to make him feel ill. He had woken up several days ago to find Svetlana just gone. He had looked for her everywhere around the pack lands that day and had searched the lands nearby in the following days. He couldn't leave the pack lands long enough to search any farther because of his children. Besides the worry that came with wondering if his wife was alright or if she would come back, there was the added worry about their children. They were still so young and to have their mother just disappear out of the blue... He was doing his best to assure them that everything was going to be okay and keep a smile on his face around them, but it was getting harder and harder. Just to add to his current stress one of his sons had suddenly fallen ill shortly after Svetlana had disappeared. Luckily Amalia had agreed to look after him for a while since she could watch him better from her herb den and he could rest better not being bothered by his three siblings. Not to mention wanting to keep the illness from spreading to his siblings as well. Leo lifted his head toward the sun that was just pulling up over the horizon and took in a deep breath. He had to keep it together for his children. They didn't deserve to see him sad like this. He pulled a smile onto his lips and poked his head back in the den. "Wake up, sleepy heads. Lets go see what trouble we can get ourselves in today, hm?" "Talk" "You" Think

Roza's ears flicked at her father's voice as he roused them. She had been on the edge of waking up for a while now, but she had been avoiding it at all costs. She grumbled sleepily and curled tighter into the ball she was in. "Noooooooo..." she groaned, her voice muffled by her own fur. She slowly lifted her head, blinking her blue gaze open groggily. 'en more minu'ies, Daddy... She mumbled sleepily, laying her head back down on the ground of the den and curling up closer to her siblings. She didn't know if she liked the idea of getting into trouble anyway. Weren't they supposed to stay out of trouble? And if they were with their Daddy how could they be getting in trouble? Was there some other kind of trouble she didn't know about? Why would words have more than one meaning? Questions rolled through her head while she tried to resist the idea of getting up, but the more she thought about stuff the more she wanted to ask her questions and she couldn't ask questions and be asleep at the same time. Realizing her predicament she finally rolled onto her paws and pulled herself up, stretching her lanky body as she did so.

Heather was actually fairly calm, if daddy said mom was coming home then mom was coming home. Leaving the child to just excitedly await the day when her mother would come back from her adventure. Her sister seemed to not want to get up yet, as Heather's tail quickly wagged behind her. She nuzzled her sister on the cheek and laughed before stretching and getting up to her paws. "What are we doing today dad, where are we going?" She asked tilting her head to the side. Her forever curious mind was set on hyper drive. She wanted to know, she needed to know. Her entire being was bent on it after all. While mother was gone, it was left with her father to entertain her. "Come on let's go on an adventure!" She jumped around her sister in a near circle. Winding up on her hind legs before she tripped over herself. Landing directly on Leo's paws as she looked at him with her blue eyes. Giving a soft giggle as she didn't bother to move herself from the position.