old habits die hard

Saren’s eyes were naturally drawn towards his sister as she approached. Thalia, he would be lying if he told himself he hadn’t thought of her while he was away. There wasn’t much in this world he was attached to, but his sister wasn’t someone he would easily forget. As she got close enough to him he resisted the urge to go right up and nuzzle her, he wasn’t sure if she would appreciate it or not.

When asked what had brought him here Saren smiled sheepishly before answering “You.” He let the word sit for a few seconds before quickly backtracking “I guess, in a way it was you. There were other things too but you were one of them.”

He wasn’t quite sure how he should feel that his sister had stayed with the pack when the rest of the family had dispersed to do different things. Given her free personality he was a little surprised she hadn’t gone off to do the same. Maybe he wouldn’t have left had he known that his sister would end up staying by herself. She had always been pretty head strong so he figured she must have been doing alright for herself either way.