Homeward bound

A small smile lifted on his face when Regulus spoke in an understanding manner, and it occurred to him that his cousin had gone through similar losses. He wished he'd had the insight to seek out others to talk about his loss when it had happened, but he'd felt too lost to think clearly. At least he knew now that others understood, and he didn't have to keep his pain internalized. As the topic slowly morphed, Exodus felt a flicker of pride within his chest as Regulus said his parents would be proud of him. The feeling grew as Reg went on to say that he'd been very impressed with Exodus' fight in the raid. His tail swayed back and forth, and he nodded to the Archangel's offer to continue his training. "I'd like that," he said with an enthusiastic rumble in his voice, "It's about time I earned myself a worthwhile rank, but there's still so much left to learn from you." He couldn't wait to get started again, to get focused again like he'd been as a younger apprentice.