Alone in the dark

A voice caught wylans attention, and his head snapped up. Frantically he used his one good forepaw to wipe his eyes. Holding back a whimper as that shifted weight to his broken one. Who was entering his den? He hadn't been expecting anyone.


But the nickname gave Spider away before Wylan made out their coat in the dim light. ”Spider! Your back, are you okay? It was hard to get news on where you were with the… blight and all.” The blight that had eaten his treehouse. No, no. He wouldn't cry in front of Spider. They had enough difficulties in life without him adding tears to the mix. Had they heard about Ignitas kids? That had to be hard to hear. He knew Spider was waiting for Hazel to come home. Like Wylan was waiting for Halo. Except his dad had moved on to… “did you hear about… about Odette?” He asked, hating the way his voice shook.