Every day I think of you

As soon as the season ticked into Auster's version of winter and he felt the cool breezes along with the seasonal rains he decided his stay in Fenmyre was officially over. He hoped he had at least made a positive impact in the pack and had provided the security Chimera had been seeking during his stay. If nothing else the assignment to the island pack had given him plenty of time to consider what he wanted out of his life, plenty of time to realize the limitations he had been putting on himself, and how maybe some rules were meant to be broken. With his goodbyes said to Chimera and the others he had met during his stay, he packed up his few belongings and made his way back to the castle—laying eyes on his home for the first time in what felt like ages.

Luckily the rains held off for the trip home, though the sky was slightly gray and clouded, the constant threat of rain always lingering on the horizon during the rainy season. A grin pulled across his lips as he crossed over the border of The Hallows, crossing the plains at a lope as he hurried to get back to the one wolf he had been dying to see for weeks and weeks. He threw his head back and howled as he went to let Artorias know he was back, but he was going to be quite occupied for some time if he had anything to say about it. He hardly stopped as he crossed through the castle gate and on through the main entrance to the castle. He was carrying his armor and a couple little things he had gathered while he was staying on the island in a fabric sack and as soon as he hurried through the door of the infirmary to find Syanna he dropped it off to the side. He'd come back for it later, but for now his attention was completely swept away by the vulpine-like woman that had been a frequent subject of his thoughts and dreams since he left.

A wide grin lingered on his lips as he ran over to her on the other side of the room, chuckling as he skidded to a stop and wrapped her up in a tight embrace. No words could possibly describe how much he had missed her so instead he spoke with actions. He hugged her tight against him as he sat back onto his haunches, practically lifting her slim frame off of the floor as he held her against his chest. One of his large paws cupped her cheek and he claimed her lips in a heated kiss, the relief of finally being able to feel her in his arms again like nothing else. For several long, savoring moments he continued to hold her like that against him and kiss her passionately, the smallest affection feeling like a spark on a pile of dry kindling that he had been only just barely endured in his time away. When he did finally pull away from her lips he was breathless and looking down at her with heated lust in his pale blue gaze, giving her another wide grin. "Gods, I missed you," he rumbled with a chuckle.

"Ezra Adravendi"