oh baby, that was quite a punch; could somebody check my pulse?

The panicked howl of her son rang out loud and clear over the archipelago and the horned queen nearly tripped over her own paws in her effort to turn toward it. She'd been at the far east edge of Sea's Plain when Indigo had called, and although the purple pup's cry did not include her name Zee knew she had to go to him.

Running as hard as she could, Zee still came in late. Sirius and Resin were already departing and she would not try and stop them. Whatever the enemy was she trusted her mate and mother-in-law to be able to handle it's destruction. Iolaire had the healing under control and with Deathbelle there to assist Magnus was in the best possible paws.

Everything was going smoothly from what she could see, though she did not want to ask and potentially distract the healers. Instead, she moved up beside her son (who was getting much too tall) and aimed to nuzzle her cheek against his. "You did exactly what you needed to do, Indy. I'm proud of you." The rest of her whispered words died on her lips. What else was there to say? 'you might have saved his life?' no, that was an admittance that Magnus might die regardless. Should the warrior survive his wounds, Zee knew they'd need to find a way to thank him.