why

"Alright I guess..." He glanced down as she stretched her paws out to touch him and the alabaster male knelt down until he was on his belly. He could hear the tone of her voice, knew that they missed their mother and their brother. He didn't know what else to say to them anymore...knew he couldn't keep making up excuses. Heloise had been gone for some time...it was possible she had already found Whittaker. And if she had, perhaps she had a reason she didn't want to come back. Maybe there was something keeping her from coming back...or maybe she ultimately decided that she didn't want a life with him. After all, she was much, much younger compared to him...and he had feared that their age difference would be something of a problem. Though she had insisted it wasn't, he wasn't sure he quite believed it.

"Why did Whit and mommy leave? Can we go look for them?" He sighed as he scooped her closer to him and placed a gentle kiss on her head. "I...don't know, sweetie..." It hurt to say that. But what else was he supposed to say at this point? "We...can't. I...I don't know where they are..." He closed his eyes and swallowed. The world was huge. He had no idea which direction they had gone, where they were, if they even wanted to be found...His duty was to his pack. And to the family that was here. He didn't want to be one of those parents that up and left to find one missing family member when the rest of them needed him here. "I'm sorry, Orca..." He laid his head beside hers, unsure what to do or say about the situation anymore.