A reunion

Getting some time away from home, even if it meant passing by the very landform that had caused such destruction in the first place, was a welcome distraction. Life in Abaven had been markedly dreary lately - both Shaye and Odysseus had passed, the latter affecting him much less harshly, but death was still never an easy thing to grapple with. He hadn't quite figured out if he had properly grieved Shaye's death or not.. he supposed only time would give him those answers, but he couldn't help but shake the feeling that he wasn't grieving properly. As if there was a single way to grieve. He really didn't know.

Either way, Ignis would be a good distraction from those darker thoughts. Luckily he didn't have to wait for long before his red-furred friend appeared, and immediately he felt a grin taking hold and refusing to fade. "Of course," he replied with a laugh, returning the rough affection gladly, briefly letting his head fall, bumping his forehead against the bigger male's chest. "You think I'd let something as minor as that take me out?" He chuckled, though it was hard to really muster up as much humor about the situation as he wished he could. Sure, Abaven had been spared from the worst of the volcano's eruption, but he couldn't help but wonder if Shaye would still be around if she hadn't been forced to deal with the stress of it all. The pure and simple truth was that they'd just been lucky things hadn't been worse; it had nothing to do with how strong he was. In fact, lately he didn't really feel very strong at all, but he wasn't about to voice his needlessly grim thoughts.

He shook his head quickly as Ignis apologized for not finding him. "I'm glad you didn't. Things were dangerous down that way for awhile - and we moved, anyway. Over to that island that the festival was on. At least for now," Corvus added, unsure what the future had in store of Abaven. He wasn't sure he'd prefer living there for the rest of their days, but that wasn't a decision that'd be left up to him, and he'd deal with whatever choice Theory made anyway. "Don't apologize, really. I'm sure your uncle has kept you busy enough here anyway. How has everything been with you? And the pack?" He'd rather hear about what Ignis had been going through, which was hopefully better than what he'd been dealing with.