Things had been different since Symphony had left. She had been the one who had largely cared for him -- his best friend in the entire world. And though he had been intensely distraught upon her departure, the sadness would slowly ebb away into normality once again. Anthem would flash a toothy smile at Magnus, and pad closer to the two of them, keen to stay close to Song.
Things seemed better since she was in charger. Just different. The wolves that remained seemed kinder, somehow, but he missed the young one he had met. Ananke. They had walked in the flowers together, showing each other their favorites. he liked Araceli, too, the strange, lanky creature that looked nothing like him. But Symphony had told him once that it was okay to meet other wolves, especially wolves that lived here with him. They would not hurt him.
"What does that do?" he would inquire gently, the words unfamiliar to him. It seemed important, so he directed his gaze to Magnus to see how he felt about it.
