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It seemed a bit of a jump to automatically assume they were gone ... but he knew in his heart that they were. He remembered his mom talking about a lady she had met, who she wanted to bring her family to. Talon had grown uncomfortable at the prospect of leaving, but he hadn't exactly considered that they would have gone without him.

Talon was, by all rights, rather naive for a boy almost a year old -- never subjected to much hardship, and certainly not given a chance to see the cruelty of the world, he was more innocent than he ought to be. And he certainly had never expected that his mother might abandon him so easily. His body quivered as Euphrosyne pulled him near, and he felt as though he might collapse entirely. Besides her, and Kangi, he had nobody else in the world. The boy let a whimper fall from his lips as he leaned into Euph, feeling even more helpless and afraid than ever before. "Why would they just leave?" He asked softly, his voice so low to barely be audible at all. It didn't make much sense to him. His gaze adjusted to plaster itself on his older friend's face, the depths of silver brimming with tears and confusion alike. "or.. or.. what if they're hurt somewhere?" He gasped a little, trying to stifle a sob from leaving his lips.

It was all too upsetting, and hard to deal with. "Should we.. go look for them?" He wouldn't want to go on his own, but Euph made him feel rather brave, much more than usual. "But.. then if they come home, I won't be here and they might really leave for good." His voice was high-pitched and frantic, his heart beating rapidly in his chest as he found himself growing anxious and worried -- he didn't know what to do, but knew he had to do something, because the awful sinking feeling in his tummy was not going away and he knew something was very wrong. He continued to lean into Euph, grateful for her presence, not knowing what he would do if he were alone right now. With another whimper he shifted to bury his face into her white fur, suddenly feeling more exhausted than ever.