Zephyr's grin grew wide at his daughter's proclamation that no, she missed him the most. It was a battle he was happy to concede in. "Fine, you missed me the most then," he said, but she was already moved on, rolling in the dirt between them, distracted by the possibility of play. But it seemed she was catching on, at least to the mood of the conversation, only perking up again at the mention of finding their mother.
Even if she wasn't awake yet, Zephyr was sure Caelestis would change that quickly enough. He padded easily after his daughter, noting Caelum's scent grew stronger as they approached what seemed like their den they'd been staying in - her voice following soon after. Another genuine smile touched his lips, his tail waving behind him as he watched his wife slip from the den and nuzzle their daughter, finally turning her head to greet him. "And I'm glad you two are safe," he murmured happily, embracing Caelum and pulling her close for a long moment. He, too, wasn't sure what he'd do now that he'd found her again. Even imagining it was difficult for him.
He offered Caelestis a quick nuzzle as she leaned into him, pouting at her mother's command. Thankfully there was no arguing, and she soon wandered off - he eyed her as she went, giving her a knowing stare, not wanting her to lean out of the den's entrance and try to overhear them. He took a moment to start speaking, intending to reiterate what he'd told Sparrow, only a bit more kindly.
"Apparently Ganta is dead," Zephyr started with a slight frown, knowing she'd liked the man. "A family called the Abraxas has taken him down. One of their group told me they intend to claim as much land, and as many wolves as possible. Whoever won't submit to them will be killed - that's what one of them told me." His tone said that either he didn't believe a word of it, or if he did, he didn't think it applied much to them. He scoffed a bit and shook his head. "I was sleeping pretty damn peacefully when two whelps showed up at our den and tried to fight me. Thank god you two were gone then. Inverno heard the ruckus and came to investigate - not sure if he was smart enough to run as I did, but..." He shrugged a bit too nonchalantly.
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