Need My Security Blanket

Ooc - set not long after the witch's hut

He had returned home, step by uncertain step. He could feel the change beneath his paws, could smell the familiar scents and pinpoint where he was, and the tension in his body eased. He lnew every inch of Aerie land, and unless a tree had magically sprouted and grown up in the short time he had been gone he could find his way here as though still sighted. Both malinois remained at his side solicitously guiding him around obstacles and alertly guarding. Kida had been furious and guilty to find out what had transpired in her absence, and Cypher had been noticeably cowed by her, so the pair had been on the best behavior they had the whole nerve-wracking trip.

But now that he was here, he hesitated for a different reason. Aerie had just lost their strongest warrior, their brother as well as brother-in-arms. Would it survive the knowledge that their alpha was blind, as well? Well, he had no intention of remaining that way. He would find a different witch to break the spell. But in the meantime, Aerie was vulnerable. In other times he might have had faith in his wolves to keep quite about it and continue on as if all were normal while he figured things out, but they had all been through so much. He couldn't trust that they weren't at the breaking point. He would need to find a way to keep the knowledge hidden from all but a trusted few to maintain the illusion. He could do nothing about Aurielle except hope that their tentative alliance would hold and she would keep her own muzzle shut on the subject, but he would control it otherwise. He would need help though, and with Malleus and Aureus both gone there was only one wolf remaining in the trifecta of his worshipful regard. Pyrrhic. There was no one he trusted as much as Pyrrhic. Thalia - but no, she was in Abaven and needed her concentration on her mission. Proserpina, perhaps. He would talk to Pyrrhic first.

Lifting his muzzle, he called his last brother to him, trying to set aside the guilt of knowing he would be adding to Pyrrhic's burden but needing him anyway.