Look who's back

Kotori had been roaming the lands in the nearby regions a lot of the fall and early winter.  He would always check in at some point but never for long.  He just made sure no one else had died or come back to life, hear that all was and then leave once more.  He had returned yesterday evening, had a nice long sleep and was now scouting the border with his mind thinking of what he would do with his time next.

Checking in with his siblings and parents would be among the to-do list.  He had spent a good bit of time alone lately which meant behind on the gossip and having grown more use to not talking as much.  So, had he missed anything of interest while he was gone?  Both his companions were in his den, at least that’s where he had left them.  Splash was easy enough to keep up with but the tiny mongoose Fang could be almost anywhere at any time.

There were clouds in the air this morning but they were light fluffy things with no threat of snow, at least not currently.  Apparently the winter they had faced last year truly was different than a normal winter.  Even when snow did lay on the ground it was no where near as much and even had it been as deep Kotori was no longer a scrawny pup to sink in.  The boy grinned with some pride in his growth over the last year.  Kotori Fatalis could take on anything the world threw at him.

Kotori Fatalis