Together Again (TORTUGA)

Amber eyes would open to see the face of his daughter, urging him to rise and go to a meeting called by Qanik. His eyes squinted at the name, wanting to return to his slumber and make his thoughts go away. Qanik...He wished so badly to see her, but he knew in his heart that she needed as much space as he could give her. Unfortunately, his morals would not allow him to miss a pack meeting, no matter what his standings with the alpha were at that particular moment.

The silver man would rise, groaning from the aching of his limbs. He couldn't remember a time when he had been this exhausted, this careless for his own wellbeing. He took a look around the den and saw not even a sprig of any kind of herb. Foraging just didn't seem as important these days. Things happened. People got sick, died, left, forgot. It didn't matter.

Yet something inside him still told him that he must hold up his social graces, so he followed his daughter into the daylight and towards the gathering of wolves.

So far the population was minimal and he realized that perhaps he should have spent the past few days meeting his fellow packmates. He knew no one. Then he spotted Qanik standing atop a rock and his heart sank. He couldn't sit over there. Instead he followed Melody and sat near Roman, just to the side and in front of the alabaster queen. He nodded his head to her in respect and turned to Melody, hoping she would pass the time until the queens began the meeting.