Family Ties

She would voice his very thoughts, and he nodded. "So do I, Zeph. Every day I wish I could do something," he whispered, voice nothing short of sincere. But he could do nothing, nothing but be there and support, as he was sure all his siblings did. She would go on to speak, and he would freeze, eyes widening. Leave? Why? is eyes flickered closed, and he took a breath, calming himself from the immediate rejection of the idea. Truthfully, he wasn't surprised. Borealis seemed to never work for Zeph. She was always off doing her own thing; it did make sense. Slowly, he nodded, eyes opening to rest on her taller form. "Borealis was never really your thing," he would comment quietly. "Perhaps in another pack you would find your fit better." That was the reason he believed she was leaving, and truthfully... he did not hold her wrong in her decision, and that was clear in the acceptance in his eyes. Still, though. He stepped forward, pressing his muzzle into her shoulder if allowed. "Just promise you'll come back and visit," he told her. "Let us know what's going on in your life."