Together Again

She may have only startled him for a moment and it may have taken him a second to register who it was that was so close to him but Bane would have never hurt his daughter. Anais had grown as expected but her youthful energy remained almost unchecked. It could be problem at a later living in a strict pack but Bane didn't care about that right now, only giving her a few return licks and a rumble of happiness. He didn't care that she had shrunk back and whined or the fact that he'd almost bitten her. A easy misunderstanding with an easy remedy. Bane gave a nuzzle with the tip of his nose against her neck. Anais still wagged her tail and began to lick his muzzle again before she looked at the entrance to the den.

"I missed you too Anais." Bane shifted onto his paws and stood with a shake of his pelt, looking up at the silhouette of his mate covering the opening to the den. "And you Tahlia, and Nako, and you Jakart. I've missed all of you." The elders daughter went up outside with a bit of physical heckling directed towards her brothers. He ducked out of his den on the river and rubbed his necks against Tahlia. "You all have no idea how much I've missed you." Bane drew back and looked at his offspring and nuzzled the tops of his sons heads, paying a letting more affection the nervous Jakart before looking up and inquiring towards Tahlia. "Anything new going on in Seracia?"