So this is goodbye

Gwenevere turned and moved to sit in front of him. Brandr took those few moments to compose himself though he suspected Gwen already had an idea what this was about. He smiled softly, trying to be reassuring. "Well, yes and no. I suppose it depends how you look at it. It is good news for me but not such great news for you and Celestial. Our pups are almost yearlings and with winter around the corner Corentine and I have decided to travel farther south and begin our dream of living the nomadic lives of our ancestors. It means so much to us to explore our history and bring it back to the present, to pass it on to our children. Of course, this means I'll be leaving Celestial. I'm sorry." He really was. He knew Celestial had been struggling but he also didn't see himself as being irreplaceable. Celestial was fine before him and it would be fine after, he was sure of that.