The past and the future are much the same

Hikaru didn’t know what all Mortis had gone through while they were separated, but if it was half the heartache and turmoil Hika had felt he knew it was torturous. Mortis loved hard, and knowing they had lost each other, and Mort thinking he had abandoned him.. Hikaru hated the mere thought of it and help Mort all the tighter. Being alone for all that time had taken its toll on Hikaru as well, he was a very different wolf from when he went into the crypts. Much less bubby and vibrant than he once was. But the feelings he had for Mortis hadn’t changed. Especially knowing why he had never come to save him. Though it did hurt knowing Mortis had thought the worst of him.

They were quiet for a long time, just reacquainting each other with the other’s presence after so long apart. Until finally Mortis pulled back slightly after thoroughly examining him. "I’m all yours. Whenever you need.” He whispered back, feeling a strand of dread in those words. Mortis had been through as much as Hika, and he couldn’t begin to think of everything that could have happened in their years apart.

"Speech"