Two years. It had been two years since he'd been around his brothers, only a bit shorter than that for the rest of his family. It was crazy to think of that much time passing and how many moons had come and set since then, how many nights he'd spent alone or with her. When his brother appeared in his field of vision, Archelaus paused-- laying out on the cold soil next to a frosty pool completely still as his rubies stared and took in the image of his brother. They had once shared a womb together, but in their time apart he'd nearly forgotten what the three of his littermates looked like at all. It was refreshing to see him again and as he heard his voice, a smile came to his lips as the memories all returned to him.
It was an overwhelming feeling but he was reluctant to show any sort of sign that he was actually enjoying himself, instead the usual look of indifference returned to his face save for a defiant smirk. His front legs pushed against the nearly frozen ground as he got to his haunches while his brother closed the space between them. He did not seem to care in the slightest about the coyote, but he appreciated the distance his brother held out of respect.
"A few nights ago, it's good to see you're still around, Tiburtius. It's been so long, I nearly forgot how ugly you were." He sniffed the air a bit, taking in the scents his brother carried with them as before he chuckled. "Not ugly enough to scare off the ladies, though I guess. Is that a woman I smell on you, Tib?" He gave a sly grin as he stood up, thoroughly amused with his teasing though it was clear by his forward facing ears and his slowly wagging tail that he was beyond happy to see the biggest of his brothers again.
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