Faith in the heart

One eye slowly slid open as the distant barks and howls of a young wolf penetrated his sleeping brain. She sure sounded excited… Who was mom and dad? Oh! He was on his paws as the next names reached his ears. This must be one of the missing children in Kavdaya and Creed’s litter. Returned home. A glance was cast to the back of the main chamber. No white figure stirred in the black shadows. She must have taken a small dose of valerian. He knew she’d been having nightmares, but this needed to end, and soon.

First, however, he needed to meet with Justice, and bring her back into the pack’s ranks. They were all yearlings now. They needed mentors. Did they even have enough active wolves to handle the task? He trotted from the den and down the ravine, and by the time he reached Justice, Fable and Creed had already arrived. Regulus hung back for several minutes, letting the three reunite, before he stepped forward.

“Welcome home, Justice.” The crimson archangel’s voice held no reprimand; she’d been gone so long he wasn’t going to chew her out for not listening to both himself and Kavdaya when they’d told her to stay home. It certainly looked like she’d done well for herself on her own. That meant she would already know something about hunting. The way she held herself, though… That said ‘fighter’.

He stepped closer, adding “Perhaps you can help your mother. She’s hurting. We lost my mother; nothing we could do to save her. Kavdaya hasn’t taken the loss well. I think she blames herself for not catching the severity of the illness in time.”

To all three, he said, "I'll let you catch up. I should be getting to patrolling. I'll be calling a meeting in a fortnight or so." And hopefully, enough adults would show up that he could choose mentors for the yearlings. He gave Justice a light smile and turned away, padding off to start his patrol.

"Make yourself at home. It's good to see you safely returned."

-Exit Regulus-