Look What I Found!

Eilan was resting along the beach, paws stretched out just far enough that the incoming waves would just barely wet his toes. He'd been sneaking out of Donostrea, searching high and low but always returning back with nothing to show for his efforts. He had no clue where to look for his father and Illume was gone. Something bad had happened to her. No one had outright told him what had happened but the boy had come to the conclusion that she had died. He was familiar with the concept. His mother taught him much of war and battle and of course this included death and killing. Illume's death had been a rough blow. Even if he hadn't known the girl all that well he still considered her a friend, and it was the first loss he'd really had to deal with. He'd dealt with it by wandering and sleeping and he'd eventually come to terms with the fact that she was gone. He'd gaze up at the stars and try to talk with her, sure that she could hear him even if he couldn't hear her. It made him feel better anyway…

Eilan was half-asleep when he heard Gale's howl calling for him. His brow wrinkled. He wasn't an official member of the pack so he was rarely called for anything and had always felt a bit odd at the thought of attending pack events. Donostrea was the Elementas family, he was not family therefore he could only feel foreign and unwanted. The only reason he hadn't left was that he'd promised to stay til Gale returned. Well… she was back now. Eilan got to his feet and shook out his coat. He'd grown a lot, now a yearling, and almost his full height and weight.

As Eilan came into view of Gale his trot slowed suddenly as he noticed the earthen male… with green eyes and a cat stretched out on his back…. no way…. NO WAY! For the first time in months a smile broke out across his face. "D-dad? Dad is it you!? Gale you found him! I can't believe this, Mordecai told me all about you!" he bounded up to the flustered man, tail wagging… for a moment before a serious cloud fell over his face. Yes… he'd grown a lot, and the fantasies he'd had as a child had been set aside for the reality. "Where the hell have you been?"

"Speech"