If there is such a thing as miracles

A familiar voice caught his attention and his head popped up to listen. He was walking through the bird-filled trees with the hopes that this was finally the right way to get home. If he was being honest with himself he probably could have made it home by now, but he wanted to go at Elpis' pace and he was enjoying his time together with her. He knew that she could certainly stay with him after he found his family if she wanted to, but he also didn't want to keep her from finding her family either. He promised that he would get them both home and he meant it. He was admittedly a bit protective over her so the second she got tired or hungry he stopped their trip to take care of her. After everything she had been through she deserved it. At least that's how he felt.

However, when he heard Etain's howl it felt like their journey was finally over. He looked to Elpis with a smile and kept walking, peering up ahead till his golden gaze finally landed on his family. He spotted Etain first, but he saw his parents standing just behind her as well. His tail wagged happily behind him and he glanced at Elpis with a big smile. "That's them! My parents and my sister!" he said before he trotted forward to go and greet them. It felt like a whole lifetime since the last time he had seen any of them. He quickly gave his smaller sister a quick nuzzle before going to his parents and pressing his face into the fur on his mother's neck, feeling suddenly like a pup again.